Microbiological analysis of a mummy from the Archaeological Museum in Zagreb (CROSBI ID 567532)
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Podaci o odgovornosti
Kavur, Lovro ; Čavka, Mislav ; Glasnović, Anton ; Ivanković, Tomislav ; Janković, Ivor ; Rajić Šikanjić, Petra ; Mlinarić Missoni, Emilija ; Škrlin, Jasenka
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Microbiological analysis of a mummy from the Archaeological Museum in Zagreb
Paleoradiology is a dynamic but not fully explored and utilized method in paleopathology. It focuses on ancient human and animal skeletal remains, as well as material findings from archaeological sites using imaging techniques of various types. This provides a minimally invasive insight into the nature of those remains, while their integrity remains preserved. With multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) it is now possible to achieve a 3D insight into the interior of human and animal remains, which is not possible using only plain film radiography. This relatively new imaging technique in paleopathology has proven to be very useful, especially in research on mummies. In this presentation, a mummy from the Archaeological Museum in Zagreb was investigated. CT imaging in hospital surroundings could not be performed because of microorganisms of unknown species and pathogenicity located on and in the mummy. Therefore, samples were taken from specific areas (e.g. oral, orbital, and abdominal cavities) and from bandages used to wrap the mummy, and were analyzed in the Department of Microbiology and Hospital infections in University Hospital in order to determine the species and pathogenic potential. The analysis indicated that all of the found organisms were non-primary pathogenic and are not harmful for healthy humans. Isolated microorganisms mainly belonged to the group of saprophytic fungi as listed: Monilia spp., Penicil1ium spp., Altemaria spp., Aspergilus fumigatus, Aspergilus nidulans, Rhizopus spp. and Chrysosporium spp. and to the genus of saprophytic bacteria, Bacillus spp.
Paleoradiology; paleopatology; mummies; archeology; microbiology
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130-130.
2010.
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Podaci o matičnoj publikaciji
Abstracts of the 18th European Meeting of the Paleopatological Association (EMPPA 2010)
Teschler-Nicola, Maria ; Baumann, Wilfried
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Podaci o skupu
18th European Meeting of the Paleopatological Association
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22.08.2010-26.08.2010
Beč, Austrija