Journal article
Yersinia pestis: New Evidence for an Old Infection
Abstract
The successful reconstruction of an ancient bacterial genome from archaeological material presents an important methodological advancement for infectious disease research. The reliability of evolutionary histories inferred by the incorporation of ancient data, however, are highly contingent upon the level of genetic diversity represented in modern genomic sequences that are publicly accessible, and the paucity of available complete genomes …
Authors
Bos KI; Stevens P; Nieselt K; Poinar HN; DeWitte SN; Krause J
Journal
PLOS ONE, Vol. 7, No. 11,
Publisher
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Publication Date
2012
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0049803
ISSN
1932-6203