Åshild J. Vågene‬

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.

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.

This study identifies ancient S. enterica Paratyphi C DNA in 19th-century Mexico, linking it to European strains and showing its persistence in urban settings.

The paper curates and standardizes metadata for ancient metagenomic samples to improve data retrieval and interoperability.

The paper analyzes a 17th-century Mycobacterium tuberculosis genome to estimate the origin of the MTBC, finding a Neolithic emergence around 3683 years before present.

The paper sequences a 5,700-year-old human genome and oral microbiome from Stone Age chewing gum, revealing genetic and microbial insights.

The paper identifies Salmonella enterica genomes from a 16th-century epidemic cemetery in Mexico, linking them to enteric fever as a cause of population decline.