Yersinia pestis Orientalis in Remains of Ancient Plague Patients

Drancourt, Michel; Signoli, Michel; Dang, La Vu; Bizot, Bruno; Roux, Véronique; Tzortzis, Stéfan; Raoult, Didier

doi:10.3201/eid1302.060197

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Yersinia pestis Orientalis in Remains of Ancient Plague Patients

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Feb 2007
By Drancourt, Michel ; Signoli, Michel ; Dang, La Vu ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Drancourt, Michel ; Signoli, Michel ; Dang, La Vu ; Bizot, Bruno ; Roux, Véronique ; Tzortzis, Stéfan ; Raoult, Didier
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Yersinia pestis DNA was recently detected in human remains from 2 ancient plague pandemics in France and Germany. We have now sequenced Y pestis glpD gene in such remains, showing a 93-bp deletion specific for biotype Orientalis. These data show that only Orientalis type caused the 3 plague pandemics.
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Child Disease Outbreaks DNA, Bacterial History, 15Th Century History, 16Th Century History, 17Th Century History, 18Th Century History, Ancient History, Medieval Humans Plague/Epidemiology Plague/History Plague/Microbiology Tooth Yersinia Pestis
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Emerg Infect Dis. 13(2):332-333.
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Journal Article
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Historical Article
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13
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2
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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