[ **up: [[Bacteria]]** ] --- # *Yersinia pestis* [[2024-0612. The Black Death is widely believed to have been the result of plague, caused by infection with the bacterium Yersinia pestis.|The Black Death is widely believed to have been the result of plague, caused by infection with the bacterium Yersinia pestis.]][^1] - *See:* [[Black Death]] --- ## Taxonomy - **[[Life (Biology)]]** - **[[Bacteria]]** (true bacteria) - [[Yersinia pestis]] [^1]: ‘Black Death’, *Britannica*, updated 26 May 2024, https://www.britannica.com/event/Black-Death.