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Francisella
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Francisella [‚fran·si′sel·ə]
(microbiology)
A genus of gram-negative, aerobic bacteria of uncertain affiliation; cells are small, coccoid to ellipsoidal, pleomorphic rods and can be parasitic on mammals, birds, and arthropods.
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1105 QR201 Seventeen papers supply current knowledge about the bacterium Francisella tularensis which has caused a plague-like disease spread by rodents and been studies as a biological weapon.
Francisella tularensis: biology, pathogenicity, epidemiology, and ... by SciTech Book News
Key Words: ulceroglandular syndrome, Francisella tularensis, tularemia, zoonosis, pediatrics ********** Tularemia is a zoonotic infection caused by the small, aerobic, pleomorphic Gram negative coccobacillus Francisella tularensis to which humans are a highly susceptible host.
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