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Taylor R. Hermes

Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary AnthropologyORCID 0000-0002-8377-468XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:phylogenetics / evolution· 2 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 2 Assay:DNA methylation· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1 Research Focus:variant calling· 1

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Alexander HerbigiD· 2 shared Christina WarinneriD· 2 shared Adéla SobotkováiD· 1 shared Agata HałuszkoiD· 1 shared Aida Andrades ValtueñaiD· 1 shared Aidyn Zhuniskhanov· 1 shared Ainash ChildebayevaiD· 1 shared Aleksandra Papazovska· 1 shared

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GeneticsbioRxivPreprintSep 18, 2025

Evolutionary history and recurrent host adaptation in ancient Salmonella enterica

Iseult Jackson, Gunnar U. Neumann, Anna-Theresa Mayr…·Alexander Herbig

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

DOI 10.1101/2025.09.18.676881

whole-genome sequencingstatistical model

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GeneticsCellPeer-reviewedAug 11, 2025

Bronze Age Yersinia pestis genome from sheep sheds light on hosts and evolution of a prehistoric plague lineage

Ian C. Light-Maka, Taylor R. Hermes, Raffaela Angelina Bianco…·Felix M. Key

The paper presents a Yersinia pestis genome from a Bronze Age sheep, showing it belongs to a lineage previously only found in ancient humans and suggests transmission via livestock.

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DNA methylationwhole-genome sequencing

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