Genotyping of Francisella tularensis, the Causative Agent of Tularemia

Special Topic on Francisella tularensis and Tularemia

sensory and regulatory factors described for the pathogen, particularly in view of its proven ability to survive in a multitude of environmental niches. However, it is also noted that there has been rapid progress in elucidating the gene regulation and identifying novel regulatory factors. One reason for recent, rapid progress in understanding the genetics of F. tularensis has been the developm...

Respiratory Tularemia: Francisella Tularensis and Microarray Probe Designing

BACKGROUND Francisella tularensis (F. tularensis) is the etiological microorganism for tularemia. There are different forms of tularemia such as respiratory tularemia. Respiratory tularemia is the most severe form of tularemia with a high rate of mortality; if not treated. Therefore, traditional microbiological tools and Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) are not useful for a rapid, reliable, accu...

Diverse Francisella tularensis Strains and Oropharyngeal Tularemia, Turkey

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Multiple Francisella tularensis Subspecies and Clades, Tularemia Outbreak, Utah

In July 2007, a deer fly-associated outbreak of tularemia occurred in Utah. Human infections were caused by 2 clades (A1 and A2) of Francisella tularensis subsp. tularensis. Lagomorph carcasses from the area yielded evidence of infection with A1 and A2, as well as F. tularensis subsp. holarctica. These findings indicate that multiple subspecies and clades can cause disease in a localized outbre...

Genotyping of Francisella Tularensis Strains Isolated from Different Geographical Regions