Discovery of Taeniid Eggs from A 17th Century Tomb in Korea.
10.3347/kjp.2011.49.3.327
- Author:
Hye Jung LEE
1
;
Dong Hoon SHIN
;
Min SEO
Author Information
1. Department of Parasitology and Research Center for Mummy, College of Medicine, Dankook University, Cheonan 330-714, Korea. bbbenji@naver.com
- Publication Type:Brief Communication ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Keywords:
Taenia sp.;
egg;
archeological;
Gongju-si
- MeSH:
Animals;
*Fossils;
Ovum;
Republic of Korea;
Taenia/anatomy & histology/*embryology/*isolation & purification;
Taeniasis/*parasitology
- From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology
2011;49(3):327-329
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Even though Taenia spp. eggs are occasionally discovered from archeological remains around the world, these eggs have never been discovered in ancient samples from Korea. When we attempted to re-examine the archeological samples maintained in our collection, the eggs of Taenia spp., 5 in total number, were recovered from a tomb of Gongju-si. The eggs had radially striated embryophore, and 37.5-40.0 micromx37.5 microm in size. This is the first report on taeniid eggs from ancient samples of Korea, and it is suggested that intensive examination of voluminous archeological samples should be needed for identification of Taenia spp.
