Francisella

Francisella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Proteobacteria
Class:	Gammaproteobacteria
Order:	Thiotrichales
Family:	Francisellaceae
Genus:	Francisella; Dorofe'ev 1947
Species
	F. hispaniensis; F. novicida; F. noatunensis; F. philomiragia; F. piscicida; F. tularensis

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 | change source]

↑ "Francisella tularensis Genome Research". francisella.org. 2011. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2011.

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[1] "Francisella tularensis Genome Research". francisella.org. 2011. Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2011.

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