Warinner, Christina (2016). Dental calculus and the evolution of the human oral microbiome. Journal of the California Dental Association, 44(7):411-420.
Characterizing the evolution of the oral microbiome is a challenging, but increasingly feasible, task. Recently, dental calculus has been shown to preserve ancient biomolecules from the oral microbiota, host tissues and diet for tens of thousands of years. As such, it provides a unique window into the ancestral oral microbiome. This article reviews recent advancements in ancient dental calculus research and emerging insights into the evolution and ecology of the human oral microbiome.
Characterizing the evolution of the oral microbiome is a challenging, but increasingly feasible, task. Recently, dental calculus has been shown to preserve ancient biomolecules from the oral microbiota, host tissues and diet for tens of thousands of years. As such, it provides a unique window into the ancestral oral microbiome. This article reviews recent advancements in ancient dental calculus research and emerging insights into the evolution and ecology of the human oral microbiome.
| Item Type: | Journal Article, refereed, original work |
|---|---|
| Communities & Collections: | 04 Faculty of Medicine > Institute of Evolutionary Medicine |
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 610 Medicine & health |
| Language: | English |
| Date: | July 2016 |
| Deposited On: | 08 Dec 2016 15:06 |
| Last Modified: | 30 Jul 2020 23:07 |
| Publisher: | California Dental Association |
| ISSN: | 1043-2256 |
| OA Status: | Closed |
| Free access at: | Publisher DOI. An embargo period may apply. |
| PubMed ID: | 27514153 |
Warinner, Christina