Yersinia pestis and the Plague of Justinian 541–543 AD: a genomic analysis

2014/01/27 by David M Wagner, David M. Wagner, Jennifer Klunk +34 · 8 citations
Arts and Humanities · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies #Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies #Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research

paper · doi:10.1016/s1473-3099(13)70323-2

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