Kirsten I. Bos

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

This study evaluates DNA preservation in ten skeletal elements from Medieval Germany, confirming the petrous pyramid as the best source and identifying seven alternative locations for aDNA extraction.

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.

HOPS automates the detection and authentication of bacterial DNA in ancient DNA samples to identify candidates for genomic analysis.

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.

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.

The paper identifies naturally occurring simian Treponema pallidum subsp. pertenue strains in African nonhuman primates, showing genomic similarity to human TPE strains.

This study examines how X-ray irradiation affects ancient DNA in sub-fossil bones and provides guidelines to minimize DNA damage during imaging.