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 …

Plague, one of the most devastating diseases of human history, is caused by Yersinia pestis.
In this study, we analyzed the population genetic structure of Y. pestis and the two other …

Plague is a widespread zoonotic disease that is caused by Yersinia pestis and has had
devastating effects on the human population throughout history. Disappearance of the …

Plague caused by Yersinia pestis is a zoonotic infection, ie, it is maintained in wildlife by
animal reservoirs and on occasion spills over into human populations, causing outbreaks of …

Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of plague, has been prevalent among humans for at
least 5000 years, being accountable for several devastating epidemics in history, including …

From AD 1347 to AD 1353, the Black Death killed tens of millions of people in Europe,
leaving misery and devastation in its wake, with successive epidemics ravaging the …

Yersinia pestis is the causative agent of plague, an enzootic vectorborne disease usually
infecting rodents (rats) and fleas. Humans can become infected after being bitten by fleas …

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 …

Yersinia pestis is the cause of plague, an illness that may manifest in bubonic, pneumonic,
or septicemic form. Plague has killed an estimated 200 million humans throughout history …

Yersinia pestis, the etiologic agent of the disease plague, has been implicated in three
historical pandemics. These include the third pandemic of the 19th and 20th centuries …