Intra-vacuolar proliferation of F. novicida within H. vermiformis
Francisella tularensis is a gram negative facultative intracellular bacterium that causes the zoonotic disease tularemia. Free-living amoebae, such as Acanthamoeba and Hartmanella, are environmental hosts of several intracellular pathogens. Epidemiology of F. tularensis in various parts of the world...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2011-04-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2011.00078/full |