Yersinia pestis Orientalis in remains of ancient plague patients.
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.
Drancourt
Michel
M
Université de la Méditerranée, Marseille, France.
Signoli
Michel
M
Dang
La Vu
LV
Bizot
Bruno
B
Roux
Véronique
V
Tzortzis
Stéfan
S
Raoult
Didier
D
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*
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