21
Dec
Ancient oral microbiomes support gradual Neolithic dietary shifts towards agriculture
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Authors
Andrea Quagliariello, Alessandra Modi, Gabriel Innocenti, Valentina Zaro, Cecilia Conati Barbaro, Annamaria Ronchitelli, Francesco Boschin, Claudio Cavazzuti, Elena Dellù, Francesca Radina, Alessandra Sperduti, Luca Bondioli, Stefano Ricci, Miriam Lognoli, Maria Giovanna Belcastro, Valentina Mariotti, David Caramelli, Marta Mariotti Lippi, Emanuela Cristiani, Maria Elena Martino, Italo Maria Muntoni & Martina Lari
Abstract
The human microbiome has recently become a valuable source of information about host life and health. Here, we shed light on the evolution experienced by the oral microbiome during this transition, comparing Palaeolithic hunter-gatherers with Neolithic and Copper Age farmers that populated a same restricted area in Italy.
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