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A High-Coverage Yersinia pestis Genome from a Sixth-Century Justinianic Plague Victim.

Molecular biology and evolution - 1 Nov 2016

Feldman Michal, Harbeck Michaela, Keller Marcel, Spyrou Maria A, Rott Andreas, Trautmann Bernd, Scholz Holger C, Päffgen Bernd, Peters Joris, McCormick Michael, Bos Kirsten, Herbig Alexander, Krause Johannes

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The Justinianic Plague, which started in the sixth century and lasted to the mid eighth century, is thought to be the first of three historically documented plague pandemics causing massive casualties. Historical accounts and molecular data suggest the bacterium Yersinia pestis as its etiological agent. Here we present a new high-coverage (17.9-fold) Y. pestis genome obtained from a sixth-century skeleton...

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PMID: 27578768
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msw170
PMCID: PMC5062324

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