Molecular identification of parasites in an intestinal coprolite from a mummified religious dignitary of the Piraino Mother Church crypt, Sicily

Autor:	Dario Piombino-Mascali, Krystiana Krupa, Frederika A. Kaestle, Amanda Rollins, Georgia G. Millward, Karl J. Reinhard
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	Archeology Adult male Crypt Coprolite Intestinal parasite Zoology Biology medicine.disease_cause biology.organism_classification medicine Trichuris trichiura Enterobius Intestinal contents Molecular identification
Zdroj:	Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. 38:103022
ISSN:	2352-409X
Popis:	Intestinal contents were sampled from a spontaneously enhanced mummy from the Sepulcher of the Priests of the Piraino Mother Church in the Province of Messina, Sicily. This adult male mummy, Piraino 1, is an unidentified religious dignitary dating from the late-18th to mid-19th centuries. Immunological and molecular diagnostics were used to test for common and clinically significant parasites. A morphological diagnosis of Trichuris trichiura (whipworm) was confirmed genetically. A previously undetected Enterobius vermicularis (pinworm) infection was also identified genetically. These data indicate that the Piraino 1 individual was simultaneously infected with multiple intestinal parasite species indicative of poor hygiene. This study also emphasizes the importance of utilizing multiple diagnostic techniques to detect pathogens from archaeological contexts.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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