Francisella tularensis
| Francisella tularensis | |
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| F. tularensis colonies on an agar plate. | |
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| Family: | Francisellaceae
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| Species: | F. tularensis
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| Francisella tularensis (McCoy and Chapin 1912)
Dorofe'ev 1947 | |
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 it is classed as a potential bioterrorism agent.
