Difference between revisions of "Francisella tularensis"
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| + | ===Overview=== | ||
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| + | *Causes tularaemia in animals and humans | ||
| + | *Wildlife reservoir of infection | ||
| + | *Survives in the soil for up to 4 months | ||
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| + | ===Characteristics=== | ||
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| + | *Gram negative rod with coccobacillary appearance | ||
| + | *Non-moltile, obligate aerobe | ||
| + | *Oxidase negative, weakly catalase positive | ||
| + | *Fastidious, requiring cysteine for growth on blood agar | ||
| + | *No growth on MacConkey | ||
| + | *Facultative intracellular pathogen | ||
Revision as of 13:53, 26 May 2008
Overview
- Causes tularaemia in animals and humans
- Wildlife reservoir of infection
- Survives in the soil for up to 4 months
Characteristics
- Gram negative rod with coccobacillary appearance
- Non-moltile, obligate aerobe
- Oxidase negative, weakly catalase positive
- Fastidious, requiring cysteine for growth on blood agar
- No growth on MacConkey
- Facultative intracellular pathogen