Metagenomic analysis of ancient dental calculus reveals unexplored diversity of oral archaeal Methanobrevibacter.
Lena GranehällKun D HuangAdrian TettPaolo ManghiAlice PaladinNiall O'SullivanOmar Rota-StabelliNicola SegataAlbert ZinkFrank MaixnerPublished in: Microbiome (2021)
We have shown the potential of using de novo metagenomic assembly on ancient samples to explore microbial diversity and evolution. Our study suggests that there has been a possible shift in the human oral microbiome member Methanobrevibacter over the last millennia. Video abstract.