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The Peopling of the Pacific from a Bacterial Perspective

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Moodley, Yoshan, Linz, Bodo, Yamaoka, Yoshio, Windsor, Helen M., Breurec, Sebastien, Wu, Jeng-Yih, Maady, Ayas, Bernhöft, Steffie +7 more·2009·Science

Abstract

Two prehistoric migrations peopled the Pacific. One reached New Guinea and Australia, and a second, more recent, migration extended through Melanesia and from there to the Polynesian islands. These migrations were accompanied by two distinct populations of the specific human pathogen Helicobacter pylori, called hpSahul and hspMaori, respectively. hpSahul split from Asian populations of H. pylori 31,000 to 37,000 years ago, in concordance with archaeological history. The hpSahul populations in New Guinea and Australia have diverged sufficiently to indicate that they have remained isolated for the past 23,000 to 32,000 years. The second human expansion from Taiwan 5000 years ago dispersed one of several subgroups of the Austronesian language family along with one of several hspMaori clades into Melanesia and Polynesia, where both language and parasite have continued to diverge.

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  • Blood proteins, globin genes, mitochondrial DNA, and recently gut bacteria reinforce the standard model of human dispersal with the notable exception of previously unknown sex-specific patterns found in human genetics.

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Moodley, Y., Linz, B., Yamaoka, Y., Windsor, H. M., Breurec, S., Wu, J.-Y., Maady, A., Bernhöft, S., Thiberge, J.-M., Phuanukoonnon, S., Jobb, G., Siba, P., Graham, D. Y., Marshall, B. J., & Achtman, M.
Affiliations
  • Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (US)
  • Max-Planck-Institut für Infektionsbiologie, Department of Molecular Biology, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany.
Corresponding author
  • Moodley, Yoshan
  • Linz, Bodo
  • Yamaoka, Yoshio
  • Achtman, Mark
Venue
Science
Published
2009-01-23
Volume
323
Issue
5913
Pages
527-530
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
OpenAlex
W1972722248
Cited by
350
References
20
Citations by year
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FWCI
33.80
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Science (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • UWA Profiles and Research Repository (UWA) (submittedVersion)
  • HAL (submittedVersion)
  • Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (submittedVersion)
  • MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • Wellcome Trust
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (R01DK62813, R01DK062813)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Surgery › Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies
  • Social Sciences › Geography, Planning and Development › Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Forensic and Genetic Research
Keywords
Helicobacter pylori, prehistoric migration, Austronesian expansion, Melanesia, Polynesia, New Guinea, Taiwan, language and migration
MeSH terms
Australia, Bayes Theorem, Emigration and Immigration, Haplotypes, Humans, Language, Melanesia, Pacific Islands, Phylogeny, Polynesia, Population Dynamics, Stomach, Taiwan, Helicobacter pylori, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, History, Ancient

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