Immunopathogenesis of Francisella tularensis infection and threat of bioterrorism

Abstract

F. tularensis is a pathogenic bacteríum with limited importance for clinical medicine in our country now. However, its unique biological properties deserves this bacterium as potentially abusable for bioterrorism and as biological warefare.

Keywords

• Francisella tularensis
• intracellular parasitism
• bioterrorism
• primary infection