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Alejandro Meraz Moreno

National Institute of Anthropology and History

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Evolutionary Biology· 1 Genomics· 1

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Assay:DNA methylation· 2 Organism:human· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1 Research Focus:variant calling· 1

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Jorge Gómez‐ValdésiD· 2 shared María C. Ávila‐ArcosiD· 2 shared Miriam Bravo-LopeziD· 2 shared Viridiana Villa-IslasiD· 2 shared Ana B. Villaseñor-AltamiranoiD· 1 shared Åshild J. Vågene‬iD· 1 shared Axel A. Guzmán-SolísiD· 1 shared Benjamin Robert tenOeveriD· 1 shared

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Ancient genomic insights into Salmonella enterica Paratyphi C in Central Mexico

Miriam Bravo-Lopez, Eduardo Arrieta-Donato, Viridiana Villa-Islas, Åshild J. Vågene‬, Ana B. Villaseñor-Altamirano, Ernesto Garfias-Morales, Laura Erika García Carrillo, Jorge Gómez‐Valdés, Sandra Elena Guevara Flores, Alejandro Meraz Moreno, Maria Moreno Cabrera, Jean Cury, Flora Jay, Emilia Huerta‐Sánchez, María C. Ávila‐Arcos

This study identifies ancient S. enterica Paratyphi C DNA in 19th-century Mexico, linking it to European strains and showing its persistence in urban settings.

bioRxiv · Oct 13, 2025 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology

Ancient viral genomes reveal introduction of HBV and B19V into Mexico during the transatlantic slave trade.

Axel A. Guzmán-Solís, Daniel Blanco-Melo, Viridiana Villa-Islas, Miriam Bravo-Lopez, Marcela Sandoval‐Velasco, Julie K. Wesp, Jorge Gómez‐Valdés, María de la Luz Moreno-Cabrera, Alejandro Meraz Moreno, Gabriela Solís-Pichardo, Peter Schaaf, Benjamin Robert tenOever, María C. Ávila‐Arcos

This study reconstructs ancient viral genomes from Colonial-era remains in Mexico, linking their origin to Africa via the transatlantic slave trade.

eLife · Aug 5, 2021Peer-reviewedGenomics