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Genomic diversity of Yersinia pestis from Yunnan Province, China, implies a potential common ancestor as the source of two plague epidemics.
Communications biology - 15 Aug 2023
Qin Jingliang, Wu Yarong, Shi Liyuan, Zuo Xiujuan, Zhang Xianglilan, Qian Xiuwei, Fan Hang, Guo Yan, Cui Mengnan, Zhang Haipeng, Yang Fengyi, Kong Jinjiao, Song Yajun, Yang Ruifu, Wang Peng, Cui Yujun
Abstract excerpt
Plague, caused by Yersinia pestis, is a zoonotic disease that can reemerge and cause outbreaks following decades of latency in natural plague foci. However, the genetic diversity and spread pattern of Y. pestis during these epidemic-silent cycles remain unclear. In this study, we analyze 356 Y. pestis genomes isolated between 1952 and 2016 in the Yunnan Rattus tanezumi plague focus, China, covering two...
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