Term: Amoeba, Description: polyphyletic group including different eucariot taxons, Question: Could amoebas have played a part in the Black Death?, Answer:Yes
Fact1: The Black Death is a bacterial disease called bubonic plague. Fact2: Yersinia pestis has been found to grow and thrive inside amoebas. Fact3: Bubonic plague is caused by Yersinia pestis. 