| Literature DB >> 24675519 |
Jessica L Metcalf1, Luke K Ursell1, Rob Knight1.
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A new study explores the ancient oral microbiome from the well-preserved dental calculus samples of four human individuals who lived during medieval times, using a suite of genomic, proteomic and microscopic approaches. The authors investigate the evolution of dental pathogens by reconstructing the genome of the periodontal pathogen Tannerella forsythia and also identify antibiotic resistance genes, bacterial virulence factors and host immune defense proteins.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 24675519 DOI: 10.1038/ng.2930
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Genet ISSN: 1061-4036 Impact factor: 38.330