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Francisella tularensis

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Francisella tu·la·ren·sis (tl-rnss)
n.
A bacterium of the genus Francisella that causes tularemia in humans.
Francisella
a genus of very small gram-negative bacteria.
Francisella tularensis
biotype A (F. tularensis biovar tularensis) is the etiological agent of tularemia; biotype B (F. tularensis biovar holarctica (palaearctica)) is less virulent. Formerly called Pasteurella tularensis.
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1105 QR201 Seventeen papers supply current knowledge about the bacterium Francisella tularensis which has caused a plague-like disease spread by rodents and been studies as a biological weapon.
Francisella tularensis: biology, pathogenicity, epidemiology, and ... by SciTech Book News
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