Francisella tularensis
bacillus
Also known as: Pasteurella tularensis, Yersinia tularensis
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cause of tularemia
- In tularemia
…caused by the gram-negative bacterium Francisella tularensis and presenting with varying signs and symptoms that range from mild to severe. Tularemia was described in 1911 among ground squirrels in Tulare county, California (from which the name is derived), and was first reported in humans in the United States in 1914.…
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