Marcel Keller

This paper uses genomic and historical data to refine the timeline and origin of the Second Plague Pandemic in Western Eurasia.

Twenty-three new Yersinia pestis genomes from Scandinavia, the Netherlands, Iceland and Armenia extend the Second Plague Pandemic phylogeny, with the first Icelandic plague genome and eastward-spreading pestis secunda strains.

The paper analyzes ancient genomic samples from prehistoric Europe, identifying co-infections with Yersinia pestis and other pathogens, and provides insights into their transmission and historical context.

The paper adds standardized radiocarbon dating information to the AncientMetagenomeDir dataset, highlighting inconsistencies in radiocarbon reporting across ancient metagenomic studies.

This study reconstructs the evolutionary history of ancient Salmonella enterica using 53 new genomes, revealing host adaptation events and convergent evolution in pathogenic lineages.

The paper examines ancient pathogens in zooarchaeological remains to identify zoonotic diseases and validate their authenticity using genetic and palaeopathological methods.

This study integrates isotopic and genomic data from Tell Atchana to examine human mobility during the 2nd millennium BC, finding limited individual mobility despite high regional interaction.

This study analyzes historical Y. pestis genomes to trace the phylogeography of the second plague pandemic, revealing patterns of genetic diversity and virulence gene loss.