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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
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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.
0074-0276
1678-8060
Autor
Botella, Herminia Gijón
Vargas, José A. Afonso
de la Rosa, Matilde Arnay
Leles, Daniela
Reimers, Emilio González
Vicente, Ana Carolina P.
Iñiguez, Alena M.
Resumen
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.