Long-Term Survival of Virulent Tularemia Pathogens outside a Host in Conditions That Mimic Natural Aquatic Environments
Igor Golovliov, Stina Bäckman, Malin Granberg, Emelie Salomonsson, Eva Lundmark, Jonas Näslund, Joseph D. Busch, Dawn N. Birdsell, Jason W. Sahl, David M. Wagner, Anders Johansson, Mats Forsman, Johanna Thelaus
Abstract
Tularemia, a disease caused by the environmental bacterium Francisella tularensis , is characterized by acute febrile illness. F. tularensis is highly infectious: as few as 10 organisms can cause human disease. Tularemia is not known to be spread from person to person.
Topics & Concepts
TularemiaFrancisella tularensisVirulenceBiologyMicrobiologyHost (biology)VirologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)DiseaseEcologyMedicinePathologyBiochemistryGeneBacillus and Francisella bacterial researchYersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites researchNuclear Issues and Defense