Center for Biopreparedness and Infectious Disease, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Medical College of Wisconsin, 8701 Watertown Plank Road, Milwaukee, WI 53226-0509, USA.
Microbiol Mol Biol Rev. 2009 Dec;73(4):684-711. doi: 10.1128/MMBR.00028-09.
Francisella tularensis is a facultative intracellular gram-negative pathogen and the etiological agent of the zoonotic disease tularemia. Recent advances in the field of Francisella genetics have led to a rapid increase in both the generation and subsequent characterization of mutant strains exhibiting altered growth and/or virulence characteristics within various model systems of infection. In this review, we summarize the major properties of several Francisella species, including F. tularensis and F. novicida, and provide an up-to-date synopsis of the genes necessary for pathogenesis by these organisms and the determinants that are currently being targeted for vaccine development.
土拉弗朗西斯菌是一种兼性细胞内革兰氏阴性病原体,也是人畜共患疾病土拉热的病原体。土拉弗朗西斯菌遗传学领域的最新进展导致在各种感染模型系统中,具有改变的生长和/或毒力特征的突变株的产生和随后的表征迅速增加。在这篇综述中,我们总结了几种弗朗西斯菌属物种的主要特性,包括土拉弗朗西斯菌和傅氏弗朗西斯菌,并提供了这些生物体致病所必需的基因以及当前用于疫苗开发的目标决定因素的最新概述。