Open AccessAntibiotic susceptibility in vitro of Francisella tularensis subsp. holarctica isolates from Germany
Author(s) -
Herbert Tomaso,
Helmut Hotzel,
Peter Otto,
Kerstin Myrtennäs,
Mats Forsman
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkx182
Subject(s) - francisella tularensis , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , antibiotics , tularemia , in vitro , genetics , virulence , gene
Tularaemia is a zoonotic disease caused by the bacterium Francisella tularensis. In Germany, the disease is still rare (e.g. 34 human cases reported in 2015). There is a lack of data about the susceptibility of F. tularensis strains to antibiotics, because many cases are diagnosed using serological assays only.
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