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. 1982 Feb;90(1):21-4.
doi: 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1982.tb00077.x.

The ultrastructure of bacterial spores in skin of an Egyptian mummy

H Hino, T Ammitzbøll, R Møller, G Asboe-Hansen

The ultrastructure of bacterial spores in skin of an Egyptian mummy

H Hino et al. Acta Pathol Microbiol Immunol Scand B. 1982 Feb.

Abstract

The ultrastructure of bacterial spores found in the skin of an Egyptian mummy was studied. The mummy was embalmed during year 100 to 300 of our era. The bacterial spores showed a characteristic appearance with a core, cortex, coat and exosporium. Their survival and species could not be established.

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