Yersinia pestis: the natural history of plague
R Barbieri, M Signoli, D Chevé… - Clinical microbiology …, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
SUMMARY The Gram-negative bacterium Yersinia pestis is responsible for deadly plague, a
zoonotic disease established in stable foci in the Americas, Africa, and Eurasia. Its …
zoonotic disease established in stable foci in the Americas, Africa, and Eurasia. Its …
Yersinia pestis and plague: an updated view on evolution, virulence determinants, immune subversion, vaccination, and diagnostics
CE Demeure, O Dussurget, G Mas Fiol… - Genes & …, 2019 - nature.com
Plague is a vector-borne disease caused by Yersinia pestis. Transmitted by fleas from
rodent reservoirs, Y. pestis emerged< 6000 years ago from an enteric bacterial ancestor …
rodent reservoirs, Y. pestis emerged< 6000 years ago from an enteric bacterial ancestor …
The source of the Black Death in fourteenth-century central Eurasia
The origin of the medieval Black Death pandemic (ad 1346–1353) has been a topic of
continuous investigation because of the pandemic's extensive demographic impact and long …
continuous investigation because of the pandemic's extensive demographic impact and long …
The EnteroBase user's guide, with case studies on Salmonella transmissions, Yersinia pestis phylogeny, and Escherichia core genomic diversity
EnteroBase is an integrated software environment that supports the identification of global
population structures within several bacterial genera that include pathogens. Here, we …
population structures within several bacterial genera that include pathogens. Here, we …
Genome-based phylogeny and taxonomy of the 'Enterobacteriales': proposal for Enterobacterales ord. nov. divided into the families Enterobacteriaceae, Erwiniaceae …
Understanding of the phylogeny and interrelationships of the genera within the order
'Enterobacteriales' has proven difficult using the 16S rRNA gene and other single-gene or …
'Enterobacteriales' has proven difficult using the 16S rRNA gene and other single-gene or …
[HTML][HTML] Anvi'o: an advanced analysis and visualization platform for 'omics data
Advances in high-throughput sequencing and 'omics technologies are revolutionizing
studies of naturally occurring microbial communities. Comprehensive investigations of …
studies of naturally occurring microbial communities. Comprehensive investigations of …
[HTML][HTML] Emergence and spread of basal lineages of Yersinia pestis during the Neolithic decline
Summary Between 5,000 and 6,000 years ago, many Neolithic societies declined
throughout western Eurasia due to a combination of factors that are still largely debated …
throughout western Eurasia due to a combination of factors that are still largely debated …
[HTML][HTML] Early divergent strains of Yersinia pestis in Eurasia 5,000 years ago
The bacteria Yersinia pestis is the etiological agent of plague and has caused human
pandemics with millions of deaths in historic times. How and when it originated remains …
pandemics with millions of deaths in historic times. How and when it originated remains …
Ancient pathogen genomics as an emerging tool for infectious disease research
Over the past decade, a genomics revolution, made possible through the development of
high-throughput sequencing, has triggered considerable progress in the study of ancient …
high-throughput sequencing, has triggered considerable progress in the study of ancient …
Genomic variation landscape of the human gut microbiome
Whereas large-scale efforts have rapidly advanced the understanding and practical impact
of human genomic variation, the practical impact of variation is largely unexplored in the …
of human genomic variation, the practical impact of variation is largely unexplored in the …