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George Long, a graduate student of bioinformatics at McMaster, is the lead author of a study that identified and reconstructed the first ancient genome of E. coli using fragments extracted from the gallstone of a 16th century mummy. (Photo by Georgia Kirkos/McMaster University)
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Researchers Reconstruct Genome Of Centuries-Old E. Coli Using Fragments Extracted From An Italian Mummy

· 18 June 2022 · Comments off

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – Researchers identified and reconstructed the first ancient genome of E. coli, using fragments extracted from the gallstone of a 16th century mummy. E. coli is a major public health concern, causing significant death and morbidity, yet is not a source of pandemics. It is known as a commensal, a bacteria that resides within us […]