title: Characterization of a novicida-like subspecies of Francisella tularensis isolated in Australia.
abstract: Francisella tularensis is found throughout the Northern Hemisphere, where it is associated with the disease of tularaemia in animals and humans. The isolation and identification is reported of a novicida-like subspecies of F. tularensis from a foot wound sustained in brackish water in the Northern Territory of Australia.
authors.affiliation: Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia 2Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, Northern Territory of Australia, Australia 3Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, CO, USA.
authors.forename: Margaret J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Whipp
authors.affiliation: Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia 2Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, Northern Territory of Australia, Australia 3Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, CO, USA.
authors.forename: Jennifer M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.affiliation: Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia 2Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, Northern Territory of Australia, Australia 3Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, CO, USA.
authors.forename: Gary
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lum
authors.affiliation: Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia 2Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, Northern Territory of Australia, Australia 3Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, CO, USA.
authors.forename: Jim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: de Boer
authors.affiliation: Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia 2Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, Northern Territory of Australia, Australia 3Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, CO, USA.
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia 2Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, Northern Territory of Australia, Australia 3Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, CO, USA.
authors.forename: Scott W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Bearden
authors.affiliation: Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia 2Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, Northern Territory of Australia, Australia 3Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, CO, USA.
authors.forename: Jeannine M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Petersen
authors.affiliation: Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia 2Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, Northern Territory of Australia, Australia 3Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, CO, USA.
authors.forename: May C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.affiliation: Microbiological Diagnostic Unit Public Health Laboratory, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia 2Royal Darwin Hospital, Darwin, Northern Territory of Australia, Australia 3Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Fort Collins, CO, USA.
authors.forename: Geoff
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Hogg
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015373:Bacterial Typing Techniques; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000032:analysis; D005604:Francisella tularensis / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D015876:Northern Territory; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D014034:Toes / Q000382:microbiology*; D014406:Tularemia / Q000382:microbiology*; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S