The highly infectious bacterium Francisella tularensis is a facultative intracellular pathogen
and the causative agent of tularemia. TolC, which is an outer membrane protein involved in …

Francisella tularensis is a facultative intracellular, Gram-negative pathogen and the
causative agent of tularemia. We previously identified TolC as a virulence factor of the F …

The Gram-negative bacterium Francisella tularensis is the causative agent of tularemia.
Interest in this zoonotic pathogen has increased due to its classification as a category A …

Francisella tularensis is a facultative intracellular bacterium capable of inducing apoptosis in
murine macrophages. In a previous study, an iglC null mutant of F. tularensis live vaccine …

Monocytic cells constitute an important defense mechanism against invading pathogens by
recognizing conserved pathogens components. The recognition leads to activation of …

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, a gram-negative bacterium, is the etiologic agent of tularemia and has
recently been classified as a category A bioterrorism agent. Infections with F. tularensis …

Francisella tularensis, a gram-negative, facultative, intracellular bacterium, is the etiologic
agent of tularemia and a category A bioterrorism agent. Little is known about the mechanism …

Francisella tularensis, an aerobic, non-spore-forming, gram-negative coccobacillus, is the
causative agent of tularemia. We reported previously that F. tularensis live vaccine strain …

Francisella tularensis is the causative agent of tularemia and a category A bioterrorism
agent. The molecular basis for the extreme virulence of F. tularensis remains unclear. Our …