2022
Pathogen genomics study of an early medieval community in Germany reveals extensive co-infections
Germany
Study Information
Abstract
The pathogen landscape in the Early European Middle Ages remains largely unexplored. Here, we perform a systematic pathogen screening of the rural community Lauchheim “Mittelhofen,” in present-day Germany, dated to the Merovingian period, between fifth and eighth century CE. Skeletal remains of individuals were subjected to an ancient DNA metagenomic analysis. Genomes of the detected pathogens were reconstructed and analyzed phylogenetically.
G25 Coordinates 6 samples
| # | Sample Name | G25 Coordinates | Copy |
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| 1 | pathogen_medieval_germany:G56 | 0.127482,0.138112,0.037335,0.003553,0.036007,-0.01... |
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| 2 | pathogen_medieval_germany:G63 | 0.110408,0.128972,0.034695,0.007106,0.032314,-0.00... |
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| 3 | pathogen_medieval_germany:G66 | 0.125205,0.14319,0.023381,0.000969,0.024004,0.0019... |
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| 4 | pathogen_medieval_germany:G67 | 0.133173,0.132019,0.038466,0.021318,0.032621,0.006... |
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| 5 | pathogen_medieval_germany:G78 | 0.117238,0.149283,0.017725,-0.018734,0.018157,-0.0... |
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| 6 | pathogen_medieval_germany:G83 | 0.126344,0.147252,0.029415,-0.004199,0.040931,0.01... |