Mycobacterium leprae diversity and population dynamics in medieval Europe from novel ancient genomes.

BACKGROUND: Hansen's disease (leprosy), widespread in medieval Europe, is today mainly prevalent in tropical and subtropical regions with around 200,000 new cases reported annually. Despite its long history and appearance in historical records, its origins and past dissemination patterns are st...

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Main Author: Pfrengle, Saskia (author)
Other Authors: Neukamm, Judith (author), Guellil, Meriam (author), Keller, Marcel (author), Molak, Martyna (author), Avanzi, Charlotte (author), Kushniarevich, Alena (author), Montes, Núria (author), Neumann, Gunnar U. (author), Reiter, Ella (author), Tukhbatova, Rezeda I. (author), Berezina, Nataliya Y. (author), Buzhilova, Alexandra P. (author), Korobov, Dmitry S (author), Suppersberger Hamre, Stian (author), Matos, Vitor M J (author), Ferreira, Maria T (author), González-Garrido, Laura (author), Wasterlain, Sofia N (author), Lopes, Célia (author), Santos, Ana Luísa (author), Antunes-Ferreira, Nathalie (author), Duarte, Vitória (author), Silva, Ana Maria (author), Melo, Linda (author), Sarkic, Natasa (author), Saag, Lehti (author), Tambets, Kristiina (author), Busso, Philippe (author), Cole, Stewart T (author), Avlasovich, Alexei (author), Roberts, Charlotte A (author), Sheridan, Alison (author), Cessford, Craig (author), Robb, John (author), Krause, Johannes (author), Scheib, Christiana L (author), Inskip, Sarah A (author), Schuenemann, Verena J (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2022
Subjects:
Ancient DNA
Ancient pathogen genomics
Leprosaria
Mycobacterium leprae
Paleomicrobiology
Paleopathology
Pathogen diversity
Pathogen population dynamics
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10174/31541
Country:Portugal
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