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Tularemia

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Tularemia
An infectious bacterium that can cause lesions, fever, anorexia and death in humans. It has been used in American, Japanese and Soviet bioweapons programs. See also: Biowarfare.
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Tularemia is a zoonotic disease caused by Francisella tularensis, a highly infectious, gram-negative coccobacillus found in lagomorphs (rabbits and hares), rodents, and arthropods throughout the Northern Hemisphere.
Multiple Francisella tularensis subspecies and clades, tularemia ... by Petersen, Jeannine M.; Carlson, Jennifer K.; Dietrich, Gabrielle; Eisen, Rebecca J.; Coombs, Jana; J / Emerging Infectious Diseases
However, it wasn't until she was discussing her research at a family dinner with her grandmother that she became aware that her study of tularemia - commonly known as "rabbit fever"- would have a personal connection.
School awards its first Ph.D. Recipient's research focused on rabbit ... by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
Other topics include protein secretion systems, genetic manipulation, the genome sequence of the four strains, animal models of infection, and new approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of tularemia.
Francisella tularensis: biology, pathogenicity, epidemiology, and ... by SciTech Book News
 
 
 
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