Francisella
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| Francisella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Thiotrichales |
| Family: | Francisellaceae |
| Genus: | Francisella Dorofe'ev 1947 |
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F. hispaniensis |
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Francisella is a genus of bacteria in its own family, the Francisellaceae, which is placed in the Gammaproteobacteria order Thiotrichales. F.tularensis is the cause of the serious infectious disease Tularemia.[1]
References [change]
- ↑ "Francisella tularensis Genome Research". francisella.org. 2011 [last update]. http://www.francisella.org/fran/. Retrieved 5 July 2011.
