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Genomics: Plague's progress

Nature news article on the first complete sequence of Yersinia pestis, the causative agent of the Black Death.

Oct 26, 2011

Author: Eddie Holmes

Media: Nature News & Views

Date: October 2011

The Black Death was one of the most devastating pandemics in human history. The first complete genome sequence of the causative Yersinia pestis bacterium provides a fresh perspective on plague evolution.

Genomics: Plague's progress - Nature News and Views