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 genetic means of pathogenesis of Francisella tularensis are poorly understood. F.
tularensis is able to survive and replicate within macrophages, and a virulence factor, MglA …

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 highly infectious Gram-negative bacterium causing the zoonotic
disease tularemia. This facultative intracellular pathogen multiplies in vivo mainly inside …

Francisella tularensis has been recognized as the causative agent of tularaemia for almost a
century. Since its discovery in 1911, it has been shown to infect a wide range of hosts …

Very little is known about virulence mechanisms of the highly virulent bacterium Francisella
tularensis. Specific genetic features of F. tularensis have been obstacles for the …

Francisella tularensis is a gram-negative, facultative intracellular pathogen that causes the
highly infectious zoonotic disease tularemia. We have discovered a ca. 30-kb pathogenicity …

Francisella tularensis is the bacterial pathogen that causes tularemia in humans and a
number of animals. To date, there is no approved vaccine for this widespread and life …

Francisella tularensis is a highly virulent, facultative intracellular human pathogen whose
virulence mechanisms are not well understood. Occasional outbreaks of tularemia and the …

Francisella tularensis is one of the most infectious bacterial pathogens known and is the
causative agent of the zoonotic disease tularemia. In spite of the importance of this pathogen …