Diverse Francisella tularensis Strains and Oropharyngeal Tularemia, Turkey.

Authors :: Özsürekci, Yasemin
Birdsell, Dawn N.
Çelik, Melda
Karadag-Öncel, Eda
Johansson, Anders
Forsman, Mats
Vogler, Amy J.
Keim, Paul
Ceyhan, Mehmet
Wagner, David M.
Source :: Emerging Infectious Diseases. Jan2015, Vol. 21 Issue 1, p173-175. 3p. 1 Chart.
Publication Year :: 2015
Abstract: The article presents a study on the genetic diversity of oropharyngeal tularemia in Turkey from December 2009 until January 2011. The zoonotic disease is caused by Francisella tularensis subspecie holarctica from contaminated water. Samples from 14 patients were taken for fine-needle lymph node aspiration, DNA extraction and polymerase chain reaction (PCR). It is suggested that the disease expands the known geographic range of these phylogenetic groups.