New anti-infective strategies for treatment of tularemia

• Yazar: Max Maurin (auth)
• Materyal Türü: Elektronik Kitap Bölümü
• Dil: İngilizce
• Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: Frontiers Media SA 2014
• Seri Bilgileri: Frontiers Research Topics
• Konular: antiinfective agents; Virulence; Tularemia; immunomodulators; Francisella tularensis
• Online Erişim: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Francisella tularensis, the causative agent of tularemia, is a paradigm among human pathogens. This Gram-negative bacterium has an intracellular lifestyle, which probably reflects an adaptation to its natural animal and protozoa reservoirs. This is one of the most infectious agents in humans and ani...