Museum specimens reveal evolutionary drivers and functions of oral microbiome in mammals
Markella Moraitou, Piotr Rozwalak, Johnny Richards, Konstantina Saliari, Emmanuel Gillissen, Zena Timmons, Andrew C. Kitchener, Olivier S. G. Pauwels, Richard Sabin, Phaedra Kokkini, Roberto Portela Miguez, Daniela C. Kalthoff, Fabian L. Kellner, Jaelle C. Brealey, Bas E. Dutilh, , Katerina Guschanski
The paper analyzes oral microbiomes from museum specimens to show that diet drives oral microbiome evolution and some microbes have ancient origins.
bioRxiv · Jun 20, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology