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Can the Gram-negative bacterium Escherichia coli colonize the gut of Lone Star Tick (Amblyomma americanum)? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Ticks are obligate blood feeding ectoparasites and vectors of several mammalian pathogens (Williams-Newkirk et al, 2014). In addition to pathogens they also carry a bacterial community with commensal and symbiotic relationships (Bonnet et al, 2017 ...
Maldonado-Ruiz, Paulina   +4 more
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Uncovering the components of the Francisella tularensis virulence stealth strategy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Over the last decade, studies on the virulence of the highly pathogenic intracellular bacterial pathogen Francisella tularensis have increased dramatically.
Faron, Matthew   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

A case of typhoidal tularemia in a male Japanese farmer

open access: yesInternational Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2018
In Japan, most tularemia cases occur after contact with hares (hunting, cooking) and involve the glandular or ulceroglandular form. Here, we present a case of typhoidal tularemia in a 72-year-old Japanese male farmer who presented with fever, fatigue ...
Kiwamu Nakamura   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Infection of Mammalian Hepatocytes by Francisella tularensis LVS [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Francisella tularensis, the causative agent of Tularemia, is a facultative intracellular parasite. The goal of this project is to examine how F. tularensis infects and replicates within mammalian cells, and the impact of such an infection upon the ...
Vasioutovitch, Pavel
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Alpha-1 Antitrypsin is Markedly Decreased Following Pulmonary F. tularensis Challenge [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Neutrophils form the first line of defense during infection and are indispensable in this function. The neutrophil elastase is a key effector molecule of the innate immune system with potent antimicrobial activity against Gram-negative bacteria ...
Bernard P. Arulanandam   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Climate Variability Reveals Complex Events for Tularemia Dynamics in Man and Mammals

open access: yesEcology and Society, 2005
Tularemia is caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis, but the natural reservoir is unknown and environmental conditions for outbreaks in mammals and man are poorly understood.
Thomas R. Palo, Clas Ahlm, Arne Tärnvik
doaj   +1 more source

Two cases of glandular tularemia from Turkey

open access: yesThe Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 2012
Tularemia is a bacterial zoonotic disease that is caused by Francisella tularensis. E tularensis is transmitted to humans by handling infected animals, ingestion of contaminated food or water, inhalation of infective aerosols, and arthropod bites.
Gülsüm Iclal Bayhan-Taş   +2 more
doaj  

The Epidemic Situation of Tularemia in Karelia at the Present Time

open access: yesЭпидемиология и вакцинопрофилактика
Tularemia is a natural focal infection, characterized by the ability to maintain epizootic and epidemic potential for decades and periodically become more active.
T. N. Demidova   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

EXPERIENCE OF INVESTIGATION OF A LARGE OUTBREAK OF A TULAREMIA AMONG THE POPULATION OF KHANTY-MANSIYSK AND THE KHANTY-MANSIYSK REGION IN 2013

open access: yesЖурнал микробиологии, эпидемиологии и иммунобиологии, 2018
Aim. The experience of investigating a major outbreak of tularemia among the population of Khanty-Mansiysk and Khanty-Mansiysk Region in 2013. Materials and methods.
N. A. Ostapenko   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prospects for improving evaluation of live tularemia vaccine quality

open access: yesБиопрепараты: Профилактика, диагностика, лечение, 2018
The article presents prospects for improving the evaluation of live tularemia vaccine (hereinafter - tularemia vaccine) quality in terms of the following parameters: «Identification», «Specific activity (the number of living microbial cells)» and the ...
I. V. Kasina   +4 more
doaj  

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