Scientists pinpoint DNA of bacteria that caused Great Plague of 1665 : telegraph

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Scientists pinpoint DNA of bacteria that caused Great Plague of 1665

Scientists pinpoint DNA of bacteria that caused Great Plague of 1665

Dr Kirsten Bos, who led the DNA analysis at the Max Planck Institute and helped positively identify the bacteria, said: "We could clearly find preserved DNA signatures in the DNA extract we made from the pulp chamber and from that we were able to determine that Yersinia pestis was circulating in that individual at the time of death."We don't know why the Great Plague of London was the last major outbreak of plague in the UK and whether there were genetic differences in the past, those strains that were circulating in Europe to those circulating today; these are all things we're trying to address by assembling more genetic information from ancient organisms."Dr Bos and her team will now continue to sequence the full DNA genome of the bacteria to better understand the spread and evolution of the disease.


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This bacteria is responsible for The Great Plague of 1665

This bacteria is responsible for The Great Plague of 1665

Researchers at the Museum of London Archeology recently discovered the strain of bacteria that caused the Great Plague of London in 1665, or bubonic plague, National Geographic reported Thursday.Last year during construction of the new Crossrail underground rail link beneath London, skeletal remains were found of people who had died from the disease after Liverpool…


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Exact strain of bacteria that caused the Great Plague of London finally identified

Exact strain of bacteria that caused the Great Plague of London finally identified

MOLA osteologists examine Great Plague skeletons from Crossrail.Credit: MOLA (Medical Xpress)—A team of researchers working on studying the remains of victims of the Great Plague of London have for the first time identified the strain of the bacteria that was responsible for killing nearly a quarter of the city's population over the course of just 18 months.DNA of Yersinia pestis was found in dental material from five skeletons found buried separately among a group of 42 other individuals who were suspected of having succumbed to the plague in the old Bedlam Burial Ground in London.


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DNA confirms identity of bacteria behind London's Great Plague in the 17th Century

DNA confirms identity of bacteria behind London's Great Plague in the 17th Century

It wiped out nearly a quarter of London's population and was one of the triggers for the scientific renaissance that swept England in the 17th Century.Now the bacteria that caused the Great Plague of London between 1665 and 1666 has been definitively identified as the bug that causes bubonic plague - Yersinia pestis.Archaeologists used DNA testing on skeletons found in a mass grave in a churchyard uncovered during the construction of the new Crossrail Elizabeth that will run through the city's Liverpool Street Station.