Francisella tularensis
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| Francisella tularensis | |
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| F. tularensis colonies on an agar plate. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
| Class: | Gamma Proteobacteria |
| Order: | Thiotrichales |
| Family: | Francisellaceae |
| Genus: | Francisella |
| Species: | F. tularensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Francisella tularensis (McCoy and Chapin 1912) Dorofe'ev 1947 |
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Francisella tularnsis is the bacterium causing the serious zoonotic disease Tularemia. The bacterium is gram-negative, and the causative agent of tularemia or rabbit fever. Due to its ease of spread by aerosol and its high virulence.
