Phylogeography of the second plague pandemic revealed through analysis of historical Yersinia pestis genomes

Phylogeography of the second plague pandemic revealed through analysis of historical Yersinia pestis genomes

The second plague pandemic, caused by Yersinia pestis, started in the 14th century and recurred in Europe until the 18th century. Here, the authors reconstruct ancient Y. pestis genomes from human remains spanning this period, shedding light into the phylogeography and population structure of the Eu...

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Main Authors: Maria A. Spyrou, Marcel Keller, Rezeda I. Tukhbatova, Christiana L. Scheib, Elizabeth A. Nelson, Aida Andrades Valtueña, Gunnar U. Neumann, Don Walker, Amelie Alterauge, Niamh Carty, Craig Cessford, Hermann Fetz, Michaël Gourvennec, Robert Hartle, Michael Henderson, Kristin von Heyking, Sarah A. Inskip, Sacha Kacki, Felix M. Key, Elizabeth L. Knox, Christian Later, Prishita Maheshwari-Aplin, Joris Peters, John E. Robb, Jürgen Schreiber, Toomas Kivisild, Dominique Castex, Sandra Lösch, Michaela Harbeck, Alexander Herbig, Kirsten I. Bos, Johannes Krause
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-10-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12154-0
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Summary:The second plague pandemic, caused by Yersinia pestis, started in the 14th century and recurred in Europe until the 18th century. Here, the authors reconstruct ancient Y. pestis genomes from human remains spanning this period, shedding light into the phylogeography and population structure of the European strains.
ISSN:2041-1723

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