Emergence of human-adapted Salmonella enterica is linked to the Neolithization process


Key F. M., Posth C., Esquivel-Gomez L. R., Huebler R., Spyrou M. A., Neumann G. U., ...More

NATURE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION, vol.4, no.3, pp.324-345, 2020 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 4 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.1038/s41559-020-1106-9
  • Journal Name: NATURE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database
  • Page Numbers: pp.324-345
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Ancient Salmonella enterica genomes from Neolithic Eurasian humans compared with those from later archaeological contexts illuminate the evolving host specificity of the pathogen from an initial multi-mammalian adaptation towards an increasingly human specialization.