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Yersinia pestis.

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What are 6 causes of the Black Plague?

Black Plage is caused by the organism Yersinia Pestis.


What agent caused the plague in London in the 16th century?

The Great Plague of London in 1665 to 1666 is believed to have been caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, the same organism believed to have caused the Black Death.This, of course, was in the 17th century. I did not locate a plague in London in the 16th century.There is a link below.


Is the plague a muilticelluar organism?

No, it is a disease. Not an organism at all. It is caused by Yersinia pestis bacterium.


Where did the rats get the black plague from?

they were the ones that carried the fleas that had the germ which caused the black plague


What caused a dramatic decline in the population of Europe in the 1300s?

The Bubonic Plague (a.k.a The Black Plague) caused a dramatic decline in the population of Europe in the 1300s.


What kind of organism caused plague - unicellular or multicellular?

Plague is the best known manifestation of the bacterial disease plague, caused by the Gram-negative bacterium Yersinia pestis (formerly known as Pasteurella pestis). It belongs to the family Enterobacteriaceae.


Why was Caffa important to the plague caused by the Black Death?

Caffa was the city where the Black Plague originated.


What is a sentence for black plague?

The black plague claimed millions of lives.We believe the black plague was caused by the fleas that rats carried, aided by poor sanitation.


Is the black plague a gram positive or gram negative?

The Black Plague is caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, which is a gram-negative bacterium.


Is the black plague considered a virus or bateria?

The black death, or bubonic plague, was caused by a bacteria, thought to be Yersinia pestis.


What black death plague have to d with shakespeare?

the black Death had nothing to do with Shakespeare,the plague was caused by the Flea off the rat.


Who were the main people invoved in the black death?

Black Death was caused by Mongols. They caused the Plague to spread.