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Scientists from the Universities of Basel and Zurich have identified the genetic traces of the bacterium Treponema pallidum in the skeletal remains of individuals who passed away in Brazil around 2,000 years ago. This finding represents the most ancient confirmed detection of this bacterium to date.
<p>Researchers at the Universities of Basel and Zurich have discovered the genetic material of the pathogen <em>Treponema pallidum </em>in the bones of people who died in Brazil 2,000 years ago. This is the oldest verified discovery of this pathogen thus far, and it proves that humans were suffering from diseases akin to syphilis – known as treponematoses – long before Columbus’s discovery of America. The new findings, published in the scientific journal Nature, call into question previous theories concerning the spread of syphilis by the Spanish...
Basel and Zurich researchers find ancient Treponema pallidum DNA in Brazilian bones.
Basel and Zurich researchers find ancient Treponema pallidum DNA in Brazilian bones.