Strategy for sensitive and specific detection of Yersinia pestis in skeletons of the black death pandemic.

Strategy for sensitive and specific detection of Yersinia pestis in skeletons of the black death pandemic.

Yersinia pestis has been identified as the causative agent of the Black Death pandemic in the 14(th) century. However, retrospective diagnostics in human skeletons after more than 600 years are critical. We describe a strategy following a modern diagnostic algorithm and working under strict ancient...

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Main Authors: Lisa Seifert, Michaela Harbeck, Astrid Thomas, Nadja Hoke, Lothar Zöller, Ingrid Wiechmann, Gisela Grupe, Holger C Scholz, Julia M Riehm
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24069445/pdf/?tool=EBI

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