
Seit über 1.500 Jahren blieb die Ursache der Justinianischen Pest, der ersten Pestpandemie der Welt, ein Rätsel. Durch die Analyse der DNA aus einem Massengrab unter einem römischen Hippodrom haben die Forscher schließlich herausgefunden, dass es durch Y. pestis verursacht wurde, demselben Bakterium, das im mittelalterlichen Europa den schwarzen Tod verursachte
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Until recently, direct evidence of what caused this catastrophe was missing, but now, a groundbreaking discovery by researchers from the University of South Florida (USF), Florida Atlantic University (FAU), and international collaborators has solved this mystery
They found the DNA of the pathogen responsible for the Justinianic Plague in 1,500-year-old teeth from a mass grave in Jerash, Jordan. After thorough examinations, they’ve confirmed that the Justinianic Plague was caused by Yersinia pestis, the same bacterium behind later plague pandemics like the Black Death
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what was the hypothesis prior to the confirmation? something different than *Y. pestis*?
So the plague was caused by…the plague?