Yersinia pestis DNA from skeletal remains from the 6(th) century AD reveals insights into Justinianic Plague.

Yersinia pestis, the etiologic agent of the disease plague, has been implicated in three historical pandemics. These include the third pandemic of the 19(th) and 20(th) centuries, during which plague was spread around the world, and the second pandemic of the 14(th)-17(th) centuries, which included...

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Main Authors: Michaela Harbeck, Lisa Seifert, Stephanie Hänsch, David M Wagner, Dawn Birdsell, Katy L Parise, Ingrid Wiechmann, Gisela Grupe, Astrid Thomas, Paul Keim, Lothar Zöller, Barbara Bramanti, Julia M Riehm, Holger C Scholz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23658525/pdf/?tool=EBI