Sequencing of woolly mammoth environmental sample. fossil metagenome

DNA from fossil remains from Lake Taimyr in Siberia was sequenced and analyzed for sequence from the woolly mammoth. 54.5% of the sample represents mammoth DNA; the remaining 45.5% of DNA is derived from endogenous bacteria and environmental contaminants, including fungi, viruses, Dictyosteliida, nematodes, and grass species. EU153446 , EU153448 , EU153450-EU153451 , EU153453 , and EU155210 correspond to mitochondrial genome sequences associated with this study. Sequences deposited into the Trace Archive can be found using the Project data link.