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Russian isolates enlarge the known geographic diversity of Francisella tularensis subsp. mediasiatica.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Timofeev Vitalii, Bakhteeva Irina, Titareva Galina, Kopylov Pavel, Christiany David, Mokrievich Alexander, Dyatlov Ivan, Vergnaud Gilles
Abstract excerpt
Francisella tularensis, a small Gram-negative bacterium, is capable of infecting a wide range of animals, including humans, and causes a plague-like disease called tularemia-a highly contagious disease with a high mortality rate. Because of these characteristics, F. tularensis is considered a potential agent of biological terrorism. Currently, F. tularensis is divided into four subspecies, which differ in their...
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