Ancient DNA analysis
Although the first ancient DNA molecules were extracted more than three decades ago, the
first ancient nuclear genomes could only be characterized after high-throughput sequencing …
first ancient nuclear genomes could only be characterized after high-throughput sequencing …
Yersinia pestis: the natural history of plague
R Barbieri, M Signoli, D Chevé… - Clinical microbiology …, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
SUMMARY The Gram-negative bacterium Yersinia pestis is responsible for deadly plague, a
zoonotic disease established in stable foci in the Americas, Africa, and Eurasia. Its …
zoonotic disease established in stable foci in the Americas, Africa, and Eurasia. Its …
The source of the Black Death in fourteenth-century central Eurasia
The origin of the medieval Black Death pandemic (ad 1346–1353) has been a topic of
continuous investigation because of the pandemic's extensive demographic impact and long …
continuous investigation because of the pandemic's extensive demographic impact and long …
The EnteroBase user's guide, with case studies on Salmonella transmissions, Yersinia pestis phylogeny, and Escherichia core genomic diversity
EnteroBase is an integrated software environment that supports the identification of global
population structures within several bacterial genera that include pathogens. Here, we …
population structures within several bacterial genera that include pathogens. Here, we …
Stone Age Yersinia pestis genomes shed light on the early evolution, diversity, and ecology of plague
A Andrades Valtueña, GU Neumann… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
The bacterial pathogen Yersinia pestis gave rise to devastating outbreaks throughout
human history, and ancient DNA evidence has shown it afflicted human populations as far …
human history, and ancient DNA evidence has shown it afflicted human populations as far …
The Justinianic Plague: an inconsequential pandemic?
L Mordechai, M Eisenberg… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Existing mortality estimates assert that the Justinianic Plague (circa 541 to 750 CE) caused
tens of millions of deaths throughout the Mediterranean world and Europe, hel** to end …
tens of millions of deaths throughout the Mediterranean world and Europe, hel** to end …
Phylogeography of the second plague pandemic revealed through analysis of historical Yersinia pestis genomes
The second plague pandemic, caused by Yersinia pestis, devastated Europe and the
nearby regions between the 14th and 18th centuries AD. Here we analyse human remains …
nearby regions between the 14th and 18th centuries AD. Here we analyse human remains …
Rejecting catastrophe: The case of the Justinianic Plague
L Mordechai, M Eisenberg - Past & Present, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Recent research has increasingly argued that the Justinianic Plague was an unparallelled
demographic catastrophe which killed half the population of the Mediterranean world and …
demographic catastrophe which killed half the population of the Mediterranean world and …
A 5,000-year-old hunter-gatherer already plagued by Yersinia pestis
J Susat, H Lübke, A Immel, U Brinker, A Macāne… - Cell reports, 2021 - cell.com
Summary A 5,000-year-old Yersinia pestis genome (RV 2039) is reconstructed from a hunter-
fisher-gatherer (5300–5050 cal BP) buried at Riņņukalns, Latvia. RV 2039 is the first in a …
fisher-gatherer (5300–5050 cal BP) buried at Riņņukalns, Latvia. RV 2039 is the first in a …
Rickettsia-Host-Tick Interactions: Knowledge Advances and Gaps
HK Kim - Infection and Immunity, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Ticks are hematophagous ectoparasites capable of transmitting multiple human pathogens.
Environmental changes have supported the expansion of ticks into new geographical areas …
Environmental changes have supported the expansion of ticks into new geographical areas …