From the Cover: Differential plague-transmission dynamics determine Yersinia pestis population genetic structure on local, regional, and global scales
Jessica M. Girard, David M. Wagner, Amy J. Vogler, Christine Keys, Christopher J. Allender, Lee C. Drickamer, Paul Keim;Jessica M. Girard;David M. Wagner;Amy J. Vogler;Christine Keys;Christopher J. Allender;Lee C. Drickamer;Paul Keim;
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America2004Vol. 101pp. 8408-
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Abstract
Plague, the disease caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, has greatly impacted human civilization. Y. pestis is a successful global pathogen, with active foci on all continents except Australia and Antarctica. Because the Y. pestis genome is highly ...