Salmonella enterica from a soldier from the 1652 siege of Barcelona (Spain) supports historical transatlantic epidemic contacts
Toni de-Dios, Pablo J. Aguirre Carrión, Íñigo Olalde, Laia Llovera Nadal, Esther Lizano, Dídac Pàmies, Tomàs Marquès‐Bonet, François Balloux, Lucy van Dorp, Carles Lalueza‐Fox
Abstract
serovar Paratyphi C lineage linked to paratyphoid fever in colonial period Mexico. Our results support a growing body of evidence that Paratyphi C enteric fever was more prevalent in Europe and the Americas in the past than it is today.
Topics & Concepts
SiegeSalmonella entericaSalmonellaAncient historyHistoryBiologyGeneticsBacteriaYersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites researchSalmonella and Campylobacter epidemiologyVibrio bacteria research studies