Characterization of a novicida-like subspecies of Francisella tularensis isolated in Australia
- 1 September 2003
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Microbiology Society in Journal of Medical Microbiology
- Vol. 52 (9) , 839-842
- https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.05245-0
Abstract
Francisella tularensis is found throughout the Northern Hemisphere, where it is associated with the disease of tularaemia in animals and humans. The isolation and identification is reported of a novicida-like subspecies of F. tularensis from a foot wound sustained in brackish water in the Northern Territory of Australia.Keywords
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