plague
Sequencing Study Reveals Oldest Plague Cases in Britain
Researchers have identified plague-causing Yersinia pestis bacteria in 4,000-year-old remains of two children and a woman — the oldest known plague cases in Britain.
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Plague Pathogen Population History Informed by Integrative Analysis
Researchers found that genetic analyses of Yersinia pestis genomes alone could not sufficiently track the slow-mutating microbes, which have an unstable molecular clock.
Black Death Sequencing Study Reveals Impacts on Human Immune Evolution, Autoimmune Disease
Researchers profiled DNA sequences in hundreds of ancient Europeans to find immune gene- and autoimmune disease-related variants under selection during the plague pandemic.
Ancient DNA Points to Plague, Typhoid Pathogens on Greek Island During Bronze Age Transition Period
Investigators characterized genome sequences for Yersinia pestis and Salmonella enterica isolates from Crete during a Bronze Age transition between Early and Middle Minoan periods.