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Microbial DNA From 483 Mammoth Remains Revealed 6 Of The Oldest Host-Associated Microbes, Including Relatives Of Actinobacillus, Pasteurella, Streptococcus, & Erysipelothrix. An Erysipelothrix Genome From A 1.1M-Yr-Old Mammoth Represents The Oldest Host-Associated Microbial DNA Ever Sequenced, Providing Ice Age Diseases & Adaptations Clues.

World’s oldest microbial DNA found in million-year-old mammoth remains

https://interestingengineering.com/science/million-year-old-mammoth-bones

An international team of researchers analyzed microbial DNA from 483 mammoth samples, sequencing 440 for the first time.