Biology of Francisella tularensis subspecies holarctica live vaccine strain in the tick vector Dermacentor variabilis.

<h4>Background</h4>The γ-proteobacterium Francisella tularensis is the etiologic agent of seasonal tick-transmitted tularemia epizootics in rodents and rabbits and of incidental infections in humans. The biology of F. tularensis in its tick vectors has not been fully described, particula...

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Main Authors: Rinosh J Mani, Mason V Reichard, Rebecca J Morton, Katherine M Kocan, Kenneth D Clinkenbeard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22530023/pdf/?tool=EBI