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PALEOPARASITOLOGIC, PALEOGENETIC AND PALEOBOTANIC ANALYSIS OF XVIII CENTURY COPROLITES FROM THE CHURCH LA CONCEPCIÓN IN SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, CANARY ISLANDS, SPAIN
Botella, Herminia Gijón et al. | Date Issued: 2010
Author
Botella, Herminia Gijón
Vargas, José A. Afonso
de la Rosa, Matilde Arnay
Leles, Daniela
Reimers, Emilio González
Vicente, Ana Carolina P.
Iñiguez, Alena M.
Affilliation
Universidad de Granada. Facultad de Farmacia. Departamento de Parasitologia. Granada, España.
Universidad de La Laguna. Departamento de Geografía y Historia. La Laguna, Tenerife, España.
Universidad de La Laguna. Departamento de Geografía y Historia. La Laguna, Tenerife, España.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Genética Molecular de Microorganismos. Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Brasil / Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Hospital Universitário de Canárias. La Laguna, Tenerife, España.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Genética Molecular de Microorganismos. Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Laboratório de Genética Molecular de Microorganismos. Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Brasil.
Abstract
We present the results of a paleoparasitologic, paleogenetic and paleobotanic analysis of coprolites recovered during the excavation of the church La Concepción in Santa Cruz de Tenerife. Coprolites (n = 4) were rehydrated and a multidisciplinary analysis was conducted. The paleobotanic analysis showed numerous silicates, seeds and fruits of the family Moraceae. In the paleoparasitologic study, Ascaris sp. eggs (n = 344) were identified. The paleogenetic results confirmed the Ascaris sp. infection as well as the European origin of human remains. These findings contribute to our knowledge of ancient helminthes infections and are the first paleoparasitological record of Ascaris sp. infection in Spain.
Keywords in Portuguese
Ascaris sp.
paleoparasitologia
DNA antigo
paleobotânica
paleogenética
Ilhas Canárias
 
Keywords
paleoparasitology
Ascaris sp.
paleobotany
coprolite
paleogenetic
Canary Islands
ancient DNA
 
Publisher
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Citation
BOTELLA, Herminia Gijón; et al. Paleoparasitologic, paleogenetic and paleobotanic analysis of XVIII century coprolites from the church La Concepción in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz, v.105, v.8, p.1054-1056, Dec..2010.
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0074-0276