Dental pulp metagenomics reveals ancient human Herpesviridae.
H. Oumarou Hama, C. Zandotti, A. Loukil, C. Gazin, R. Jonvel, P. Georges-Zimmermann, M. Decker, P.-E. Fournier, R. Barbieri, G. Aboudharam, M. Drancourt
The paper uses metagenomic sequencing of ancient DNA from dental pulp to detect herpesviridae genomes in historical human remains.
bioRxiv · Apr 6, 2022 · PreprintMicrobiology