Prescott's Microbiology
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781260211887
Author: WILLEY, Sandman, Wood
Publisher: McGraw Hill
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Chapter 39.5, Problem 4CC
Summary Introduction
In the United States (US), Francisella tularensis, a Gram-negative bacterium, is broadly found in animal reservoirs and causes the disease tularemia. The term Tulare indicates a place in California where tularemia was described initially. This disease usually affects mammals (rabbits, rodents, and hares), birds, domestic animals (cats, dogs), and sheep.
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