title: Water as Source of Francisella tularensis Infection in Humans, Turkey.
abstract: Francisella tularensis DNA extractions and isolates from the environment and humans were genetically characterized to elucidate environmental sources that cause human tularemia in Turkey. Extensive genetic diversity consistent with genotypes from human outbreaks was identified in environmental samples and confirmed water as a source of human tularemia in Turkey.
authors.forename: Selcuk
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kilic
authors.forename: Dawn N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Birdsell
authors.forename: Alper
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karagöz
authors.forename: Bekir
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Çelebi
authors.forename: Zekiye
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Bakkaloglu
authors.forename: Muzaffer
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arikan
authors.forename: Jason W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Sahl
authors.forename: Cedar
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mitchell
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rivera
authors.forename: Sara
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maltinsky
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Keim
authors.forename: Duran
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Üstek
authors.forename: Rıza
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Durmaz
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Wagner
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005604:Francisella tularensis / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D058974:Phylogeography / Q000379:methods; D012377:Rodentia; D014406:Tularemia / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology; D014867:Water; D000069578:Waterborne Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D014867:Water
keywords: Francisella tularensis infections; Francisella tularensis subsp. holarctica; SNP; Turkey; bacteria; canSNP; lineage; phylogeography; tularemia; zoonoses