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Gut Microbiome of an 11th Century A.D. Pre-Columbian Andean Mummy
30 Sept 2015
Abstract excerpt
The process of natural mummification is a rare and unique process from which little is known about the resulting microbial community structure. In the present study, we characterized the microbiome of paleofeces, and ascending, transverse and descending colon of an 11th century A.D. pre-Columbian Andean mummy by 16S rRNA gene high-throughput sequencing and metagenomics. Firmicutes were the most abundant bacterial...
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