title: The Origin of a Killer Revealed by Bronze Age Yersinia Genomes.
abstract: Bubonic plaque is caused by Yersinia pestis, a deadly pathogen that left deep scars in human history. Rasmussen et al. (2015) have now retrieved Y. pestis genomes from 2,800- to 5,000-year-old human teeth, shedding new light on origins of the strain that brought Black Death to Europe 670 years ago.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Molecular Evolution, Heinrich-Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany. Electronic address: shijulalns@hhu.de.
authors.forename: Shijulal
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nelson-Sathi
authors.affiliation: Institute of Molecular Evolution, Heinrich-Heine University, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany. Electronic address: bill@hhu.de.
authors.forename: William F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010930:Plague; D015007:Yersinia; D015010:Yersinia pestis