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Tularemia (also known as «rabbit fever») is an infectious disease caused by the
bacterium Francisella
tularensis.
The loss of biosynthetic pathways indicates that F.
tularensis is an obligate host - dependent
bacterium in its natural life cycle.
Francisella
tularensis, the organism that causes tularaemia, is one of the most infectious
bacteria known.
There are two varieties of tularemia
bacteria found in the United States, Type B (Francisella
tularensis biovar palearctica) and Type A (Francisella
tularensis biovar
tularensis).