2000-year-old pathogen genomes reconstructed from metagenomic analysis of Egyptian mummified individuals.

Judith NeukammSaskia PfrengleMartyna MolakAlexander SeitzMichael FranckenPartick EppenbergerCharlotte AvanziElla ReiterChristian UrbanBeatrix WeltePhilipp W StockhammerBarbara TeßmannAlexander HerbigKaterina HarvatiKay NieseltJohannes KrauseVerena J Schuenemann

Published in: BMC biology (2020)

The results show the reliability of metagenomic studies on Egyptian mummified individuals and the potential to use them as a source for the extraction of ancient pathogen DNA.

Keyphrases

antibiotic resistance genes
candida albicans
circulating tumor
cell free
single molecule
case control
wastewater treatment
risk assessment
human health