"Yersinia pestis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The etiologic agent of PLAGUE in man, rats, ground squirrels, and other rodents.
| Descriptor ID |
D015010
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B03.440.450.425.900.600 B03.660.250.150.950.580
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Yersinia pestis" by people in Profiles.
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Ancient Yersinia pestis genomes lack the virulence-associated YpfF prophage present in modern pandemic strains. Proc Biol Sci. 2023 07 26; 290(2003):20230622.
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Analysis of Genomic DNA from Medieval Plague Victims Suggests Long-Term Effect of Yersinia pestis on Human Immunity Genes. Mol Biol Evol. 2021 09 27; 38(10):4059-4076.
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A 5,000-year-old hunter-gatherer already plagued by Yersinia pestis. Cell Rep. 2021 06 29; 35(13):109278.
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Yersinia pestis strains from Latvia show depletion of the pla virulence gene at the end of the second plague pandemic. Sci Rep. 2020 09 03; 10(1):14628.
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