Gut Microbiome of an 11th Century A.D. Pre-Columbian Andean Mummy.

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 An...

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Main Authors: Tasha M Santiago-Rodriguez, Gino Fornaciari, Stefania Luciani, Scot E Dowd, Gary A Toranzos, Isolina Marota, Raul J Cano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4589460?pdf=render