Eighteenth century Yersinia pestis genomes reveal the long-term persistence of an historical plague focus
Kirsten I Bos, Alexander Herbig, Jason Sahl, Nicholas Waglechner, Mathieu Fourment, Stephen A Forrest, Jennifer Klunk, Verena Schuenemann, Debi Poinar, Melanie Kuch, Brian Golding, Olivier Dutour, Paul Keim, David M Wagner, Edward C Holmes, , Hendrik N Poinar
The paper analyzes Yersinia pestis genomes from an 18th-century plague outbreak in Marseille, revealing a historical plague focus that persisted for over three centuries.
eLife · Jan 21, 2016Peer-reviewedMicrobiology