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In ancient and medieval times, people thought the plague was caused by rats, but the true cause wasn't discovered until 1894, when Alexandre Yersin of France and Kitasato Shibasaburo of Japan finally traced it to a bacterium now called Yersinia pestis, which is transmitted by fleas, which in turn are carried around by rats.
Forbes.com: News Steven Salzberg 2011
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PARIS - Anthropologists said on Friday they had confirmed long-running suspicions that a germ called Yersinia pestis caused the plague that wiped out an estimated third of Europe's population in the Middle Ages.
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A bacterium called Yersinia pestis is the only cause of plague, but it can cause different types of illness.
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The plague is caused by a bacteria called Yersinia pestis.
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Another plague that really made the “dark” Middle Ages dark was the Black Death, or bubonic plague, which is caused by the bacterium Yersinia Pasteurella pestis.
Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011
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Another plague that really made the “dark” Middle Ages dark was the Black Death, or bubonic plague, which is caused by the bacterium Yersinia Pasteurella pestis.
Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011
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Another plague that really made the “dark” Middle Ages dark was the Black Death, or bubonic plague, which is caused by the bacterium Yersinia Pasteurella pestis.
Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011
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Another plague that really made the “dark” Middle Ages dark was the Black Death, or bubonic plague, which is caused by the bacterium Yersinia Pasteurella pestis.
Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011
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In addition to mosquitoes, today I might add Plasmodium falciparum, Vibrio cholerae, and Yersinia pestis to the list (the life forms responsible for malaria, cholera, and the Black Death respectively).
The Unseen And Unknowable Has No Place In Science Eric Michael Johnson 2010
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In addition to mosquitoes, today I might add Plasmodium falciparum, Vibrio cholerae, and Yersinia pestis to the list (the life forms responsible for malaria, cholera, and the Black Death respectively).
Eric Michael Johnson: The Unseen And Unknowable Has No Place In Science 2010
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