Tularaemia is a zoonotic disease caused by Francisella tularensis, a Gram-negative,
facultative intracellular bacterium. Typically, human and animal infections are caused by F …

Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is a commonly used procedure in the evaluation of lung
disease as it allows for sampling of the lower respiratory tract. In many circumstances, BAL …

Ticks are obligate haematophagous acarines that parasitise every class of vertebrate
(including man) and have a worldwide distribution. An increasing awareness of tick-borne …

Tularaemia is a zoonotic bacterial disease of the Northern hemisphere. The causative agent,
Francisella tularensis, is spread to humans by direct contact with infected rodents or …

Intracellular bacterial pathogens evade the bactericidal functions of mammalian cells by
physical escape from their phagosome and replication into the cytoplasm or through the …

Tularemia is the zoonotic disease caused by the gram-negative coccobacillus Francisella
tularensis. Its wide distribution in the environment poses a challenge for understanding the …

Francisella tularensis is a potent pathogen and a cause of severe human disease. The
outcome of tularemia will depend on rapid insertion of appropriate antibiotics. Until recently …

Francisella tularensis, the etiological agent of tularemia, is found throughout the Northern
hemisphere. After analyzing the F. tularensis genomic sequence for potential variable …

Francisella tularensis is a gram-negative coccobacillus and the etiologic agent of the
zoonotic disease tularemia. First described in 1911 in Tulare County, California, it has since …

Previous studies have demonstrated that the four subspecies of the human pathogen
Francisella tularensis, despite showing marked variations in their virulence for mammals …