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A phylogeography of the second plague pandemic revealed through the analysis of historical <i>Y. pestis</i> genomes

2018-11-30

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The second plague pandemic (14th - 18th century AD), caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis , is infamous for its initial wave, the Black Death (1346-1353 AD), and its repeated scourges in Europe and the vicinity until the Early Modern Era. Here, we report 32 ancient Y. pestis genomes spanning the 14th to 17th century AD through the analysis of human remains from nine European archaeological sites. Our data sup...

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DOI: 10.1101/481242

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