Francisella tularensis is the causative agent of the acute disease tularemia. Due to its
extreme infectivity and ability to cause disease upon inhalation, F. tularensis has been …

Francisella tularensis is a zoonotic intracellular pathogen and the causative agent of the
debilitating febrile illness tularemia. Although natural infections by F. tularensis are sporadic …

Francisella tularensis is a facultative intracellular gram-negative pathogen and the
etiological agent of the zoonotic disease tularemia. Recent advances in the field of …

The tularemia-causing bacterium Francisella tularensis is a facultative intracellular organism
with a complex intracellular lifecycle that ensures its survival and proliferation in a variety of …

Background Francisella tularensis is a highly virulent human pathogen. The most virulent
strains belong to subspecies tularensis and these strains cause a sometimes fatal disease …

Over the last decade, studies on the virulence of the highly pathogenic intracellular bacterial
pathogen Francisella tularensis have increased dramatically. The organism produces an …

Francisella tularensis is the causative agent of tularemia and a Tier I bioterrorism agent. In
the 1900s, several vaccines were developed against tularemia including the killed “Foshay” …

In the aftermath of the 2001 anthrax attacks in the US, numerous efforts were made to
increase the level of preparedness against a biological attack both in the US and worldwide …

Francisella tularensis is an intracellular bacterium that causes the disease tularemia. There
are several subspecies of F. tularensis whose ability to cause disease varies in humans. The …

Francisella tularensis is a Gram-negative bacterium capable of causing the zoonotic disease
tularaemia in a large number of mammalian species and in arthropods. F. tularensis is a …