Yersinia pestis: the natural history of plague
R Barbieri, M Signoli, D Chevé… - Clinical microbiology …, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
SUMMARY The Gram-negative bacterium Yersinia pestis is responsible for deadly plague, a
zoonotic disease established in stable foci in the Americas, Africa, and Eurasia. Its …
zoonotic disease established in stable foci in the Americas, Africa, and Eurasia. Its …
Yersinia pestis and plague: an updated view on evolution, virulence determinants, immune subversion, vaccination, and diagnostics
CE Demeure, O Dussurget, G Mas Fiol… - Genes & …, 2019 - nature.com
Plague is a vector-borne disease caused by Yersinia pestis. Transmitted by fleas from
rodent reservoirs, Y. pestis emerged< 6000 years ago from an enteric bacterial ancestor …
rodent reservoirs, Y. pestis emerged< 6000 years ago from an enteric bacterial ancestor …
The source of the Black Death in fourteenth-century central Eurasia
The origin of the medieval Black Death pandemic (ad 1346–1353) has been a topic of
continuous investigation because of the pandemic's extensive demographic impact and long …
continuous investigation because of the pandemic's extensive demographic impact and long …
The EnteroBase user's guide, with case studies on Salmonella transmissions, Yersinia pestis phylogeny, and Escherichia core genomic diversity
EnteroBase is an integrated software environment that supports the identification of global
population structures within several bacterial genera that include pathogens. Here, we …
population structures within several bacterial genera that include pathogens. Here, we …
Ancient pathogen genomics as an emerging tool for infectious disease research
Over the past decade, a genomics revolution, made possible through the development of
high-throughput sequencing, has triggered considerable progress in the study of ancient …
high-throughput sequencing, has triggered considerable progress in the study of ancient …
Phylogeography of the second plague pandemic revealed through analysis of historical Yersinia pestis genomes
The second plague pandemic, caused by Yersinia pestis, devastated Europe and the
nearby regions between the 14th and 18th centuries AD. Here we analyse human remains …
nearby regions between the 14th and 18th centuries AD. Here we analyse human remains …
The third plague pandemic in Europe
Plague has a long history on the European continent, with evidence of the disease dating
back to the Stone Age. Plague epidemics in Europe during the First and Second Pandemics …
back to the Stone Age. Plague epidemics in Europe during the First and Second Pandemics …
Tracking the transition to agriculture in Southern Europe through ancient DNA analysis of dental calculus
Archaeological dental calculus, or mineralized plaque, is a key tool to track the evolution of
oral microbiota across time in response to processes that impacted our culture and biology …
oral microbiota across time in response to processes that impacted our culture and biology …
Reproducible, portable, and efficient ancient genome reconstruction with nf-core/eager
The broadening utilisation of ancient DNA to address archaeological, palaeontological, and
biological questions is resulting in a rising diversity in the size of laboratories and scale of …
biological questions is resulting in a rising diversity in the size of laboratories and scale of …
Malaria in Europe: a historical perspective
MA Boualam, B Pradines, M Drancourt… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Endemic malaria, which claimed 229 million new cases and 409,000 deaths in 2019 mainly
in Africa, was eradicated from Europe by the mid-20th century. Historical descriptions of …
in Africa, was eradicated from Europe by the mid-20th century. Historical descriptions of …