Microbe DNA from ancient dental calculus offers insights into past oral microbiomes of the Japanese people, including the phylogeny of the periodontal disease-associated archaeon, M. oralis.

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“That proteins are in the spotlight since there is no DNA,” according to Frido Welker, is a frequent dilemma about deep-time human studies. The mineral crust on the live teeth has become stuck on, and ...