Molecular study of Francisella spp. from ticks in hedgehogs (Erinaceus europaeus) in urban-suburban areas of West Azerbaijan Province [PDF]
BMC Veterinary ResearchWildlife plays a fundamental role in maintaining the complex balance of the ecology of tick-borne diseases, serving as both a host for ticks and a potential ecological role for the pathogens they carry.
Ahmad Enferadi +2 more
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Tularemia in Çanakkale province, Marmara region, Turkey: a 10 years’ experience [PDF]
Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, 2022 OBJECTIVE: In this retrospective study, we aimed to perform a clinical and laboratory evaluation of the cases of tularemia in the last 10 years in Çanakkale province, Marmara region, Turkey, which is considered an endemic area for the disease.
S. Alkan +3 more
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Francisella and tularemia in western Asia, Iran: a systematic review
New Microbes and New Infections, 2023 Tularemia or rabbit fever is a transmissible disease from animals, rodents, and insects to human populations that is caused by Francisella tularensis. Epidemiological studies showed that tularemia is endemic throughout most different regions of the world.
Zahra Fooladfar, Farhad Moradi
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Amoebae can promote the survival of Francisella species in the aquatic environment
Emerging Microbes and Infections, 2021 Francisella tularensis, a tier 1 select agent, is the causative bacterium of tularemia, a zoonosis with a large animal reservoir. However, F. tularensis, like many other Francisella species, is assumed to have an aquatic reservoir.
Aurélie Hennebique +8 more
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Optimized MALDI TOF Mass Spectrometry Identification of Francisella tularensis Subsp. holarctica
Microorganisms, 2020 Francisella tularensis is a tier 1 agent causing the zoonosis tularemia. This highly infectious Gram-negative bacterium is occasionally isolated from human samples (especially blood samples) in routine clinical microbiology laboratories.
Sofiane Regoui +5 more
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Genetic Determinants of Antibiotic Resistance in Francisella
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2021 Tularemia, caused by Francisella tularensis, is endemic to the northern hemisphere. This zoonotic organism has historically been developed into a biological weapon.
Stephen J. Kassinger +1 more
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mBio, 2022 Francisella tularensis, a Tier 1 select agent of bioterrorism, contains a type VI secretion system (T6SS) encoded within the Francisella pathogenicity island (FPI), which is critical for its pathogenesis.
Xiaoyu Liu +5 more
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Shared features of cryptic plasmids from environmental and pathogenic Francisella species. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2017 The Francisella genus includes several recognized species, additional potential species, and other representatives that inhabit a range of incredibly diverse ecological niches, but are not closely related to the named species.
Jean F Challacombe +2 more
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Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2022 Although Francisella tularensis is a well-known, highly virulent bacterium that causes tularemia in humans, other Francisella species have been associated with sporadic human infections. We describe a human cutaneous infection with bacteremia caused by F.
Aurélie Hennebique +9 more
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Eficacia de un desinfectante sobre Vibrio ordalii, Vibrio anguillarum, Francisella sp. y Virus de la Necrosis Pancreática Infecciosa (IPNV), patógenos de salmón del Atlántico (Salmo salar) cultivado en Chile [PDF]
, 2011 Indexación: ScieloRESUMEN En el presente trabajo se evaluó la eficacia in vitro del desinfectante Duplalim®, una combinación sinérgica de glutaraldehído y sales de amonio cuaternario de cuarta generación, contra 4 patógenos de peces prevalentes de la ...
Avendaño-Herrera, R +2 more
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