CoproID predicts the source of coprolites and paleofeces using microbiome composition and host DNA content
(2020)
Journal Article
Borry, M., Cordova, B., Perri, A., Wibowo, M., Prasad Honap, T., Ko, J., Yu, J., Britton, K., Girdland-Flink, L., Power, R. C., Stuijts, I., Salazar-García, D. C., Hofman, C., Hagan, R., Samdapawindé Kagoné, T., Meda, N., Carabin, H., Jacobson, D., Reinhard, K., Lewis, C., …Warinner, C. (2020). CoproID predicts the source of coprolites and paleofeces using microbiome composition and host DNA content. PeerJ – the Journal of Life & Environmental Sciences, 8, Article e9001. https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9001
Shotgun metagenomics applied to archaeological feces (paleofeces) can bring new insights into the composition and functions of human and animal gut microbiota from the past. However, paleofeces often undergo physical distortions in archaeological sed... Read More about CoproID predicts the source of coprolites and paleofeces using microbiome composition and host DNA content.