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Tularemia is a zoonosis of humans caused by infection with the facultative intracellular bacterium Francisella tularensis. Interest in F. tularensis has increased ...NCBISkiptomaincontentSkiptonavigationResourcesHowToAboutNCBIAccesskeysMyNCBISignintoNCBISignOutJournalListHHSAuthorManuscriptsPMC1945232AnnuRevMicrobiol.Authormanuscript;availableinPMC2007Aug13.Publishedinfinaleditedformas:AnnuRevMicrobiol.2006;60:167–185.doi: 10.1146/annurev.micro.60.080805.142126PMCID:PMC1945232NIHMSID:NIHMS16541PMID:16704343Francisellatularensis:Taxonomy,Genetics,andImmunopathogenesisofaPotentialAgentofBiowarfareMollyK.McLendon,1,2MichaelA.Apicella,1,2andLee-AnnH.Allen1,2,3MollyK.McLendon1InflammationProgram,UniversityofIowaandtheVAMedicalCenter,IowaCity,Iowa522422DepartmentofMicrobiology,UniversityofIowaandtheVAMedicalCenter,IowaCity,Iowa52242FindarticlesbyMollyK.McLendonMichaelA.Apicella1InflammationProgram,UniversityofIowaandtheVAMedicalCenter,IowaCity,Iowa522422DepartmentofMicrobiology,UniversityofIowaandtheVAMedicalCenter,IowaCity,Iowa52242FindarticlesbyMichaelA.ApicellaLee-AnnH.Allen1InflammationProgram,UniversityofIowaandtheVAMedicalCenter,IowaCity,Iowa522422DepartmentofMicrobiology,UniversityofIowaandtheVAMedicalCenter,IowaCity,Iowa522423DepartmentofInternalMedicine,UniversityofIowaandtheVAMedicalCenter,IowaCity,Iowa52242;email:ude.awoiu@nodnelcm-yllom,ude.awoiu@allecipa-leahcim,ude.awoiu@nella-nna-eelFindarticlesbyLee-AnnH.AllenAuthorinformationCopyrightandLicenseinformationDisclaimer1InflammationProgram,UniversityofIowaandtheVAMedicalCenter,IowaCity,Iowa522422DepartmentofMicrobiology,UniversityofIowaandtheVAMedicalCenter,IowaCity,Iowa522423DepartmentofInternalMedicine,UniversityofIowaandtheVAMedicalCenter,IowaCity,Iowa52242;email:ude.awoiu@nodnelcm-yllom,ude.awoiu@allecipa-leahcim,ude.awoiu@nella-nna-eelCopyrightnoticeThepublisher'sfinaleditedversionofthisarticleisavailableatAnnuRevMicrobiolSeeotherarticlesinPMCthatcitethepublishedarticle.Tularemiaisazoonosisofhumanscausedb

Francisella tularensis is a pathogenic species of Gram-negative coccobacillus, an aerobic bacterium. ... It is nonspore-forming, nonmotile, and the causative agent ...FrancisellatularensisFromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopediaJumptonavigationJumptosearchSpeciesofbacteriumFrancisellatularensisFrancisellatularensisbacteria(blue)infectingamacrophage(yellow)ScientificclassificationDomain:BacteriaPhylum:ProteobacteriaClass:GammaproteobacteriaOrder:ThiotrichalesFamily:FrancisellaceaeGenus:FrancisellaSpecies:F. tularensisBinomialnameFrancisellatularensis(McCoyandChapin1912)Dorofe'ev1947FrancisellatularensisisapathogenicspeciesofGram-negativecoccobacillus,anaerobicbacterium.[1]Itisnonspore-forming,nonmotile,[2]andthecausativeagentoftularemia,thepneumonicformofwhichisoftenlethalwithouttreatment.Itisafastidious,facultativeintracellularbacterium,whichrequirescysteineforgrowth.[3]Duetoitslowinfectiousdose,easeofspreadbyaerosol,andhighvirulence,F.tularensisisclassifiedasaTier1SelectAgentbytheU.S.government,alongwithotherpotentialagentsofbioterrorismsuchasYersiniapestis,Bacillusanthracis,andEbolavirus.Whenfoundinnature,Francisellatularensiscansurviveforseveralweeksatlowtemperaturesinanimalcarcasses,soil,andwater.Inthelaboratory,F.tularensisappearsassmallrods(0.2by0.2 µm),andisgrownbestat35–37 °C.[4]Contents1History2Classification3Pathogenesis3.1Lifecycle3.2Virulencefactors4Genetics5Phylogenetics6Useasabiologicalweapon7Diagnosis,treatment,andprevention8Genomics9Seealso10References11ExternallinksHistory[edit]ThisspecieswasdiscoveredingroundsquirrelsinTulareCounty,California,in1911;BacteriumtularensewassoonisolatedbyGeorgeWalterMcCoy(1876–1952)oftheUSPlagueLabinSanFranciscoandreportedin1912.In1922,EdwardFrancis(1872–1957),aphysicianandmedicalresearcherfromOhio,discoveredthatBacteriumtularensewasthecausativeagentoftularemia,afterstudyingseveralcaseswithsymptomsofthedisease.Later,itbecameknownasFrancisellatularensis,inhonorofthediscoverybyFrancis.[5][6][7]ThediseasewasalsodescribedintheFuk

Naturally occurring tularemia is a zoonotic disease caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis, which is a hardy organism capable of ...SkipNavigationExploreourCOVID-19ResourcesandUpdates WhoWeAreOurPeopleFocusAreasGlobalHealthSecurityEmergingInfectiousDiseasesandEpidemicsMedicalandPublicHealthPreparednessandResponseDeliberateBiologicalThreatsOpportunitiesandRisksintheLifeSciencesOurHistoryAnnualReportCareersOurWorkCOVID-19ProjectsPublicationsEventsExercisesELBIFellowshipEducationJournal:HealthSecurityCallforPapers:USGeneDriveGovernanceTheCapitolHillSteeringCommitteeResourcesCOVID-19UpdatesFactSheetsInteractiveFeaturesMultimediaNewsCenterNewsMediaCoverageContactDonateEnterSearchPhrase  Home > OurWork > AllPublications > 2014PublicationsOurpublicationskeepprofessionalsworkingacrossthepublic,private,andacademicsectorsinformedonthemostimportantdevelopmentsandissuesinhealthsecurityandbiosecurity.Findanarticleorreportbykeywords:EnterSearchPhrase  Findanarticleorreportorseeallbyarea,author,oryear:SelectFocusAreaDeliberateBiologicalThreatsEmergingInfectiousDiseasesandEpidemicsGlobalHealthSecurityMedicalandPublicHealthPreparednessandResponseOpportunitiesandRisksintheLifeSciencesYear202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998AuthorAdaljaAndradaBoddie(formerlyFranco)BorioBouriBrunsChamberlainCiceroCollinsConnellCourtneyCWatson(formerlyBoddie)DeitchFitzgeraldGillesGronvallGrossHanflingHendersonHitchcockHosangadiHurtadoInglesbyKobokovichKramerLamLarsenLienMairMaldinMartinMathenyMcgintyMeyerMintonMontagueMorhardMullenNorwoodNuzzoOlsiewskiO’ToolePondPotterRadonovichRambhiaRaviRibnerRiversRozoRubinsonSchoch-SpanaSchulerSelckSellShearerSmithSnyderStaffoftheUPMCCenterforHealthSecurityTonerTrotochaudUsenzaVaheyVeenemaWaldhornWarmbrodWatsonWestWollnerTitle:FrancisellaTularensis(Tularemia)Dateposted:February26,2014Publicationtype:AgentFactSheetPublication:UPMCCenterforHealthSecurity,2014Seealso:FrancisellaTularensis(Tularemia)Fac

Tularemia is a disease that can infect animals and people. Rabbits, hares ... Managing potential laboratory exposures to Francisella tularensis.SkipdirectlytositecontentSkipdirectlytopageoptionsSkipdirectlytoA-ZlinkTularemiaSectionNavigationCDCHomeFacebookTwitterLinkedInSyndicateTularemiaMinusRelatedPagesTularemiatakesmanyforms—LearnthesymptomsLearnmoreTularemiaisadiseasethatcaninfectanimalsandpeople.Rabbits,hares,androdentsareespeciallysusceptibleandoftendieinlargenumbersduringoutbreaks.Peoplecanbecomeinfected inseveralways,including:TickanddeerflybitesSkincontactwithinfectedanimalsDrinkingcontaminatedwaterInhalingcontaminatedaerosolsoragriculturalandlandscapingdustLaboratoryexposureInaddition,peoplecouldbeexposedasaresultofbioterrorism.Symptomsvarydependinghowthepersonwasinfected.Tularemiacanbelife-threatening,butmostinfectionscanbetreated successfullywithantibiotics.Stepstoprevent tularemiainclude:UsinginsectrepellentWearinggloveswhenhandlingsickordeadanimalsAvoiding mowingoverdeadanimalsIntheUnitedStates,naturallyoccurringinfectionshavebeenreportedfromallstatesexceptHawaii.RelatedLinksOtherTickborneDiseasesTularemiaBioterrorismInformationTransmissionSigns&SymptomsDiagnosis&TreatmentManagingpotentiallaboratoryexposurestoFrancisellatularensisStatisticsForCliniciansForPublicHealthOfficialsFrequentlyAskedQuestionsTularemiaLinksandReferencesPreventionPagelastreviewed:December13,2018Contentsource:CentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention,NationalCenterforEmergingandZoonoticInfectiousDiseases(NCEZID),DivisionofVector-BorneDiseases(DVBD)homeTularemiaHomeTransmissionSigns&SymptomsDiagnosis&TreatmentPreventionStatisticsForCliniciansForPublicHealthOfficialsFrequentlyAskedQuestionsPublicationsManagingLaboratoryExposuresFacebookTwitterLinkedInSASstatsExitNotification/DisclaimerPolicyCloseLinkswiththisiconindicatethatyouareleavingtheCDCwebsite.TheCentersforDiseaseControlandPrevention(CDC)cannotattesttotheaccuracyofanon-federalwebsite.Linkingtoanon-federalwebsitedoesnotconstitutea

Last modified; 22 November 2019. Datasheet Type(s); Invasive Species. Preferred Scientific Name; Francisella tularensis. Taxonomic Tree; Domain: Bacteria ...TogglenavigationHomeOtherCABIsitesActiononInvasivesCABDirectCABI.orgCropProtectionCompendiumPlantwiseKnowledgeBankViewallCABIonlineresources…AboutAboutISCOverviewCitationHelpDatasheetFrancisellatularensisToolboxDatasheetFrancisellatularensisIndexIdentityTaxonomicTreeDiseasesTableDistributionTablePathogenCharacteristicsHostAnimalsVectorsandIntermediateHostsReferencesDistributionMapsSummaryLastmodified22November2019DatasheetType(s)InvasiveSpeciesPreferredScientificNameFrancisellatularensisTaxonomicTreeDomain:Bacteria  Phylum:Proteobacteria    Class:Alphaproteobacteria      Order:Thiotrichales        Family:FrancisellaceaeDiseasestularaemiaTherearenopicturesavailableforthisdatasheetIfyoucansupplypicturesforthisdatasheetpleasecontact:CompendiaCABInternationalWallingfordOxfordshireOX108DEUKcompend@cabi.orgMoreinformationDon'tneedtheentirereport?Generateaprintfriendlyversioncontainingonlythesectionsyouneed.GeneratereportExpandallsectionsCollapseallsectionsIdentityTopofpagePreferredScientificNameFrancisellatularensisOtherScientificNamesBacteriumtularenseBrucellatularensisPasteurellatularensePasteurellatularensisTaxonomicTreeTopofpageDomain:Bacteria    Phylum:Proteobacteria        Class:Alphaproteobacteria            Order:Thiotrichales                Family:Francisellaceae                    Genus:Francisella                        Species:FrancisellatularensisDiseasesTableTopofpagetularaemiaDistributionTableTopofpageThedistributioninthissummarytableisbasedonalltheinformationavailable.Whenseveralreferencesarecited,theymaygiveconflictinginformationonthestatus.FurtherdetailsmaybeavailableforindividualreferencesintheDistributionTableDetailssectionwhichcanbeselectedbygoingtoGenerateReport.Lastupdated:10Jan2020Continent/Country/RegionDistributionLastReportedOriginFirstReportedInvasiveReferenceNotesAfricaAlgeriaAbsent,Nopres