Yersinia pestis was common across Eurasia in the Bronze Age
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The most recent common ancestor of all Y. pestis was 5,783 years ago
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The ymt gene was acquired before 951 cal BC, giving rise to transmission via fleas
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Bronze Age Y. pestis was not capable of causing bubonic plague
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