Was the Black Death caused by Yersinia pestis?

Lancet Infect Dis. 2004 Feb;4(2):72. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(04)00923-5.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Historical Article
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • DNA, Bacterial / analysis
  • Europe
  • False Positive Reactions
  • History, Medieval
  • Humans
  • Plague / history
  • Plague / microbiology*
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction / standards
  • Sampling Studies
  • Specimen Handling
  • Tooth / microbiology
  • Yersinia pestis / genetics
  • Yersinia pestis / isolation & purification*

Substances

  • DNA, Bacterial