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Dna From Human Ancient Bacteria

A Novel Source of Genetic Evidence From Archaeological Dental Calculus

Bibliographic Data

ID8354086
AuthorsC DE LA FUENTE (University of Chile), Sergio Flores (0000-0002-6911-4597, University of Chile), M Moraga (0000-0002-8217-9950, University of Chile, corresponding author)
Year2013
Volume55
Issue4
Pages767-778
Publication date2013-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueArchaeometry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0003-813X • E-ISSN: 1475-4754
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1475-4754.2012.00707.x
OpenAlexW2116410137
LanguageEN
Citations received16
References cited50

We report a molecular methodology to obtain and analyse ancient bacterial DNA from archaeological dental calculus. Recent and archaeological DNA samples, as old as 4000 bp, were successfully extracted and amplified with species-specific PCR primers. We propose this approach in order to: detect the presence of specific bacterial species infecting past human populations; compare the composition of ancient oral microbiomes among human populations; and analyse the genetic variability and covariation of bacteria and human host populations. Genomic analysis of bacteria from dental calculus is a promising source of evidence for palaeopathological and micro-evolutionary studies, focused either on micro-organisms or their human hosts

Ancient DNA · Archaeology · Bacteria · Biology · DNA · Evolutionary biology · Geography · Population · Genetics · Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies · Medicine · Oral microbiology and periodontitis research · Paleontology · Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research

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