Microbial communities in pre-columbian coprolites.

The study of coprolites from earlier cultures represents a great opportunity to study an "unaltered" composition of the intestinal microbiota. To test this, pre-Columbian coprolites from two cultures, the Huecoid and Saladoid, were evaluated for the presence of DNA, proteins and lipids by...

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Main Authors: Tasha M Santiago-Rodriguez, Yvonne M Narganes-Storde, Luis Chanlatte, Edwin Crespo-Torres, Gary A Toranzos, Rafael Jimenez-Flores, Alice Hamrick, Raul J Cano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3673975?pdf=render