Unravelling the ancient fungal DNA from the Iceman’s gut
Nikolay Oskolkov,
Anna Sandionigi,
Anders Göterström
et al.
Abstract:Here, we explore the possible ancient fungal species in the gut of Otzi, the Iceman, a naturally mummified human found in the Tyrolean Alps (border between Italy and Austria). While ancient DNA (aDNA) has been extensively used to study human, animal, and plant evolution, this research focuses on ancient microbial diversity, specifically fungi. Fungal DNA is often underestimated in metagenomic samples, however here we hypothesise the possibility of retrieving ancient fungal sequences from Otzi's gut. A robust b… Show more
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