Details:

Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1302.060197
Personal Author:
Drancourt, Michel ; Signoli, Michel ; Dang, La Vu ; Bizot, Bruno ; Roux, Véronique ; ... More +
Drancourt, Michel ; Signoli, Michel ; Dang, La Vu ; Bizot, Bruno ; Roux, Véronique ; Tzortzis, Stéfan ; Raoult, Didier Less -
Description:
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.
Subject:
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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

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 13(2):332-333.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Genre:
Historical Article
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:4e954d7f9177e7460d874d9c40146618e77dec28a23646fb3f04fcf29b5a4ead
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