Claire. Posted August 31, 2016 #1 Share Posted August 31, 2016 World's 1st Plague Pandemic Bacteria Gets New Genetic Analysis With a single tooth from an ancient human skeleton found in Germany, scientists have now created the most complete genetic picture yet of the bacteria that caused the world's first plague pandemic. The Justinianic Plague killed 50 million people from the sixth to eighth centuries, and was caused by the same species of bacteria, Yersinia pestis, as the Black Death, which struck Europe during the Middle Ages. The new genetic analysis reveals that three of the genes of this bacteria likely contributed more to the spread of the plague than previously thought. In addition, the researchers found mutations that were unique to the strain of Yersinia pestis that caused the Justinianic Plague. Read more: Live Science 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bubblykiss Posted August 31, 2016 #2 Share Posted August 31, 2016 I had always felt the Justinian Plague bore too much in common with the Black Death not to be, well, similar. But I also need to point out that the victim was killed by pcp from China....or, ah, pcp genes that is. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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