The Natural and Clinical History of Plague: From the Ancient Pandemics to Modern Insights

The human pathogen <i>Yersinia pestis</i> is responsible for bubonic, septicemic, and pneumonic plague. A deeply comprehensive overview of its historical context, bacteriological characteristics, genomic analysis based on ancient DNA (aDNA) and modern strains, and its impact on historica...

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Main Author: Antoni Bennasar-Figueras
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-01-01
Series:Microorganisms
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/12/1/146