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.