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Widespread occurrence of botulinum and tetanus neurotoxin genes in ancient DNA

2025-02-25

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<h4>Background</h4> Ancient DNA collected from archaeological specimens not only provides a window into ancient human genetic diversity but also contains a rich mixture of associated microbial DNA including potential pathogens. In recent work, we identified C. tetani and tetanus neurotoxin (TeNT) genes in ancient DNA datasets collected from human archaeological specimens. However, the reasons underlying the occu...

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10.1101/2025.02.24.639866
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