title: Yersinia pestis Orientalis in remains of ancient plague patients.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Université de la Méditerranée, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Drancourt
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Signoli
authors.forename: La Vu
authors.initials: LV
authors.lastname: Dang
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bizot
authors.forename: Véronique
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Roux
authors.forename: Stéfan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tzortzis
authors.forename: Didier
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Raoult
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D049668:History, 15th Century; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D010930:Plague / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000266:history* / Q000382:microbiology*; D014070:Tooth / Q000382:microbiology*; D015010:Yersinia pestis / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial