The complete genome of "Black Death", which is globally known as one of the most ferocious scourges ever transpired, has reportedly been sequenced by researchers from Germany, USA and Canada. In this regard, the journal `Nature' has published an article today, describing the work done by scientists during sequencing of the historic endemic.

The scientists believe that the "Black Death" is the ancestor of all contemporary spates, and they said that now, it is possible to draft a modernized genome of any particular pathogen.

The bacteria accountable for "Black Death", which apparently executed almost one-third of Europe's populace during 1347 and 1351, has altered a bit ever since then, seeing that hygiene and health advances are being carrying out in the said field.

During the research, the scientists removed DNA from the teeth of skeletons unearthed from a grave to rebuild the "Yersinia pestis genome". The four skeletons were exhumed from graveyard near the Tower of London. The study concluded that germs were still mingling in these skeletons, though researchers were not sure whether these germs caused endemics in Greece and Rome. And hence, the researchers stated that the outbreak in Europe was responsible for spreading the bacteria across the world.

"We do not see a single position in the ancient genome that cannot be found in modern Y. pestis in the same state", revealed scientist Johannes Kraus. Johannes Kraus, who led the study, is a Professor of Archeological Sciences and Human Genetics at Tubingen, Germany's University of Tubingen.