Insights from Characterizing Extinct Human Gut Microbiomes

Raul Y. Tito; Dan Knights; Jessica Metcalf; Alexandra J. Obregon-Tito; Lauren Cleeland; Fares Najar; Bruce Roe; Karl Reinhard; Kristin Sobolik; Samuel Belknap; Morris Foster; Paul Spicer; Rob Knight; Cecil M. Lewis Jr

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0051146

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Insights from Characterizing Extinct Human Gut Microbiomes

Raul Y. Tito,

Affiliation Department of Anthropology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, United States of America
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Dan Knights,

Affiliation Department of Computer Science, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, United States of America
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Jessica Metcalf,

Affiliation Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, United States of America
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Alexandra J. Obregon-Tito,

Affiliation Department of Anthropology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, United States of America
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Lauren Cleeland,

Affiliation Department of Anthropology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, United States of America
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Fares Najar,

Affiliation Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Advanced Center for Genome Technology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, United States of America
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Bruce Roe,

Affiliation Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Advanced Center for Genome Technology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, United States of America
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Karl Reinhard,

Affiliation School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America
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Kristin Sobolik,

Affiliation Climate Change Institute and Department of Anthropology, University of Maine, Orono, Maine, United States of America
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Samuel Belknap,

Affiliation Climate Change Institute and Department of Anthropology, University of Maine, Orono, Maine, United States of America
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Morris Foster,

Affiliation Department of Anthropology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, United States of America
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Paul Spicer,

Affiliation Department of Anthropology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, United States of America
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Rob Knight,

Affiliation Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, United States of America
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Cecil M. Lewis Jr

* E-mail: cmlewis@ou.edu

Affiliation Department of Anthropology, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, United States of America
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Insights from Characterizing Extinct Human Gut Microbiomes

Raul Y. Tito,
Dan Knights,
Jessica Metcalf,
Alexandra J. Obregon-Tito,
Lauren Cleeland,
Fares Najar,
Bruce Roe,
Karl Reinhard,
Kristin Sobolik,
Samuel Belknap

Published: December 12, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0051146

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Publication: Science 2.0
Title: “Poop Shows Ancient Human Gut Microbiomes Resemble Modern Non-Human Primates More Than Us”
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Publication: Infection Control Today
Title: “Study Says Bacterial Ecology Living on Humans Has Changed in the Last Century”
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