Ancient Yersinia pestis genomes from across Western Europe reveal early diversification during the First Pandemic (541-750)
M. Keller, M. A. Spyrou, C. L. Scheib, A. Kröpelin, B. Haas-Gebhard, B. Päffgen, J. Haberstroh, A. Ribera i Lacomba, C. Raynaud, C. Cessford, P. Stadler, K. Nägele, G. U. Neumann, J. S. Bates, B. Trautmann, , J. Krause
This study reconstructs six new Yersinia pestis genomes from the First Pandemic (541-750) and identifies genetic diversity and potential convergent evolution with later pandemics.
bioRxiv · Dec 4, 2018Evolutionary Biology