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Axel Christophersen

Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyORCID 0000-0002-4303-7036Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Organism:human· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Research Focus:variant calling· 2 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 2 Organism:bacteria (other)· 1 Assay:metagenomics· 1 Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 1 Assay:protein structure· 1

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Åshild J. Vågene‬iD· 2 shared Ashot MargaryaniD· 2 shared Bente PhilippseniD· 2 shared Caroline ArciniiD· 2 shared Hannes SchroederiD· 2 shared Kristjan H. S. MooreiD· 2 shared Marcus Thomas P. GilbertiD· 2 shared Maria Cinthio· 2 shared

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GeneticsbioRxivPreprintAug 28, 2026

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The Genomic Landscape of Post-Black Death Epidemics in Northern Europe and the Caucasus

Cameron Robert Ferguson, Åshild J. Vågene‬, Marcel Keller…·Lucy van Dorp

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.

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bacteria (other)human

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GenomicsbioRxivPreprintAug 26, 2026

Genomic impact of the second plague pandemic on three human populations

Xiaodong Liu, Kristjan H. S. Moore, S. Sunna Ebenesersdóttir…·Ida Moltke

This study analyzes ancient DNA from three European sites to assess the genomic impact of the second plague pandemic, finding no strong positive selection but evidence of reduced long-range immigration post-pandemic.

DOI 10.64898/2026.06.29.730585

humanwhole-genome sequencing

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