Yersinia pestis genome sequencing identifies patterns of global phylogenetic diversity - Nature Genetics
Giovanna Morelli;Yajun Song;Camila J Mazzoni;Mark Eppinger;Philippe Roumagnac;David M Wagner;Mirjam Feldkamp;Barica Kusecek;Amy J Vogler;Yanjun Li;Yujun Cui;Nicholas R Thomson;Thibaut Jombart;Raphael Leblois;Peter Lichtner;Lila Rahalison;Jeannine M Petersen;Francois Balloux;Paul Keim;Thierry Wirth;Jacques Ravel;Ruifu Yang;Elisabeth Carniel;Mark Achtman;Giovanna Morelli;Yajun Song;Camila J Mazzoni;Mark Eppinger;Philippe Roumagnac;David M Wagner;Mirjam Feldkamp;Barica Kusecek;Amy J Vogler;Yanjun Li;Yujun Cui;Nicholas R Thomson;Thibaut Jombart;Raphael Leblois;Peter Lichtner;Lila Rahalison;Jeannine M Petersen;Francois Balloux;Paul Keim;Thierry Wirth;Jacques Ravel;Ruifu Yang;Elisabeth Carniel;Mark Achtman;
nature genetics2010Vol. 42pp. 1140-1143
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Abstract
Mark Achtman and colleagues report the whole-genome sequencing of 11 Yersinia pestis isolates, the causative agent of the plague. Their phylogeographic analysis on a larger dataset of Y. pestis global isolates suggests historical routes of transmission.