Ultraconserved bacteriophage genome sequence identified in 1300-year-old human palaeofaeces

Abstract Bacteriophages are widely recognised as rapidly evolving biological entities. However, knowledge about ancient bacteriophages is limited. Here, we analyse DNA sequence datasets previously generated from ancient palaeofaeces and human gut-content samples, and identify an ancient phage genome...

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Published in:Nature Communications
Main Authors: Piotr Rozwalak, Jakub Barylski, Yasas Wijesekara, Bas E. Dutilh, Andrzej Zielezinski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2024-01-01
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-44370-0