Francisella tularensis is a highly virulent bacterium that causes tularemia, a disease that is
often fatal if untreated. A live vaccine strain (LVS) of this bacterium is attenuated for virulence …

Francisella tularensis live vaccine strain (LVS) produces two colony types when grown on
solid media, often referred to as blue variants (BV) and grey variants (GV). Whereas blue …

Francisella tularensis is a category A bioterrorism agent. It is the etiological agent of
tularemia, a zoonotic disease found throughout the northern hemisphere. The intentional …

Tularemia is a zoonosis, a disease of animals transmissible to humans, and is caused by the
facultative intracellular bacterium Francisella tularensis. F. tularensis is considered a …

Francisella tularensis (Ft); the causative agent of a fatal human disease tularemia is
classified as a Category A Select Agent. No licensed vaccine is available for prevention of …

Francisella tularensis, which causes tularemia, is an intracellular gram‐negative bacterium.
F. tularensis has received significant attention in recent decades because of its history as a …

The following study determined whether commonly available mouse strains could be used
to reveal vaccines capable of protecting against aerosol exposure to virulent type A strains …

Pathogenicity, Epidemiology, and Biodefense, published by Blackwell Publishing Limited on
behalf of the New York Academy of Sciences. This book is a much-needed comprehensive …

Francisella tularensis is the causative agent of a spectrum of diseases collectively known as
tularemia. The extreme virulence of the pathogen in humans, combined with the low …

Francisella tularensis can cause severe disseminated disease after respiratory infection.
The identification of factors involved in mortality or recovery following induction of tularemia …