%0 Journal Article %A Gaul, Emily %A Spyrou, Maria A. %+ Department of Archaeogenetics, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, Max Planck Society %T Historical plague pandemics: perspectives from ancient DNA : %G eng %U https://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0010-4DE8-3 %R 10.1016/j.tim.2024.10.008 %7 2024-11-29 %D 2025 %* Review method: peer-reviewed %X Ancient DNA research has provided important insights into the evolutionary history of Yersinia pestis during the historical plague pandemics. Future work should prioritise a more diversified approach to sampling, to ensure a broader understanding of the factors underlying pandemic onset, spread, and impact across different regions and hosts. %K Yersinia pestis, Black Death, Justinianic Plague, ancient pathogen genomics, pathogen evolution %J Trends in Microbiology %V 33 %N 1 %& 7 %P 7 - 10 %I Elsevier %C Cambridge, UK %@ 0966-842X