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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Main Authors: Marina eSantic', Mateja eOzanic, Vildana eSemic, Gordana ePavokovic, Valentina eMrvcic, Yousef eAbu Kwaik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2011.00078/full