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Yersinia pestis DNA from skeletal remains from the 6(th) century AD reveals insights into Justinianic Plague.
PLoS pathogens - 1 Jan 2013
Harbeck Michaela, Seifert Lisa, Hänsch Stephanie, Wagner David M, Birdsell Dawn, Parise Katy L, Wiechmann Ingrid, Grupe Gisela, Thomas Astrid, Keim Paul, Zöller Lothar, Bramanti Barbara, Riehm Julia M, Scholz Holger C
Abstract excerpt
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 the infamous epidemic known as the Black Death. Previous studies have confirmed that Y. pestis caused these two more...
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