Kazan (Volga region) Federal University, KFU
KAZAN
FEDERAL UNIVERSITY
 
HISTORICAL Y. PESTIS GENOMES REVEAL THE EUROPEAN BLACK DEATH AS THE SOURCE OF ANCIENT AND MODERN PLAGUE PANDEMICS
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Year of publication2016
Языканглийский
  • Gazimzyanov Ilgizar Ravilevich, author
  • Bibliographic description in the original language Gazimzyanov I.R HISTORICAL Y. PESTIS GENOMES REVEAL THE EUROPEAN BLACK DEATH AS THE SOURCE OF ANCIENT AND MODERN PLAGUE PANDEMICS Spyrou M.A., Feldman M., Herbig A., Bos K.I., Krause J., Tukhbatova R.I., Sitdikov A.G., Gazimzyanov I.R., Drath J., Wahl J., Kacki S., Castex D., Beltrán De Heredia J., Arnold S., Nurgaliev D.K. // Cell Host & Microbe. 2016. T. 19. № 6. S. 874-881.
    Annotation Ancient DNA analysis has revealed an involvement of the bacterial pathogen Yersinia pestis in several historical pandemics, including the second plague pandemic (Europe, mid-14th century Black Death until the mid-18th century AD). Here we present reconstructed Y. pestis genomes from plague victims of the Black Death and two subsequent historical outbreaks spanning Europe and its vicinity, namely Barcelona, Spain (1300–1420 cal AD), Bolgar City, Russia (1362–1400 AD), and Ellwangen, Germany (1485– 1627 cal AD). Our results provide support for (1) a single entry of Y. pestis in Europe during the Black Death, (2) a wave of plague that traveled toward Asia to later become the source population for contemporary worldwide epidemics, and (3) the presence of an historical European plague focus involved in post-Black Death outbreaks that is now likely extinct.
    Keywords DNA analys, Black Death, pathogen Yersinia pestis, Europe, mid-14th century - mid-18th century AD
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