Francisella tularensis survey among ranchers and livestock in western Iran

Virulence Differences Among Francisella tularensis Subsp. tularensis Clades in Mice

Francisella tularensis subspecies tularensis (type A) and holarctica (type B) are of clinical importance in causing tularemia. Molecular typing methods have further separated type A strains into three genetically distinct clades, A1a, A1b and A2. Epidemiological analyses of human infections in the United States suggest that A1b infections are associated with a significantly higher mortality rat...

Identification of Francisella tularensis Cluster in Central and Western Europe

We conducted a molecular analysis of Francisella tularensis strains isolated in Switzerland and identified a specific subpopulation belonging to a cluster of F. tularensis subsp. holarctica that is widely dispersed in central and western continental Europe. This subpopulation was present before the tularemia epidemics on the Iberian Peninsula.

Francisella tularensis

Francisella tularensis: an Overview

F rancisella tularensis was first isolated in 1912 from rodents suffering from a plague-like disease in Tulare County, Calif. Subsequently, investigators learned that this small, gram-negative bacterium infects many animal species and is associated with a wide range of diseases. In humans, the bacterium causes a serious, sometimes fatal disease, called tularemia, which is also known as rabbit f...

Etymologia: Francisella tularensis

IA. The ultrastructural characteristics of Francisella tularensis interaction with Tetrahymena pyriformis. Biological diversity versus risk for mosquito nuisance and disease transmission in constructed wetlands in southern Sweden.fer K. Detection of Francisella tularensis in Alaskan mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) and assessment of a laboratory model for transmission. The present distribution a...