Real-time PCR for Francisella tularensis types A and B.(LETTERS)(polymerase chain reaction)

From: Emerging Infectious Diseases | Date: November 1, 2006| Author: Kugeler, Kiersten J.; Pappert, Ryan; Petersen, Jeannine M.; Zhou, Yan | Copyright information

To the Editor: Francisella tularensis, the etiologic agent of tularemia, is highly infectious and considered a potential bioweapon (1-3). Although 4 subspecies of F. tularensis are recognized, most cases of tularemia are due to infection by subsp, tularensis (type A) or holarctica (type B). North America is the only region where both type A and type B cause human disease. Subspecies novicida is also found in North America, but it is of reduced virulence. Disease incidence attributa...

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