Transitions in human gut viral communities from ancient to modern societies
Aydin Loid Karatas, Michael Iter, Jacob Kelman, Natalia Shahwan, Sarah Bonver, Natalie A Falta, Molly M. Fox, Cali Fujimoto, Eleanor Gorham, Yewon Jang, Meena Khan, Madelaine Leitman, Natalie Martin, Robert Morris, Bobbie Patton, , Ben Knowles
This study compares gut virome composition across ancient and modern human populations, finding increased similarity and shifts toward temperate lifestyles and bacterial pathogenicity with industrialization.
bioRxiv · Sep 16, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology