Shape and Size

Coccobacillus shaped, 0.2 by 0.2 µm.

Genome Information

Francisella tularensis subsp. tularensis SCHU S4, RefSeq NC_006570.2, DNA circular, Size 1.89 Mb, GC% 32.3, Protein 1556, rRNA 10, tRNA 38, Gene 1,834 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genome/511

Food Source

contaminated food or water

Pathological Factor

Tularemia is a plague-like disease in humans. Symptoms usually appear 3 to 5 days after exposure to the bacteria, but can take as long as 14 days.

Disease

gastrointestinal or oropharyngeal tularemia

Symptoms

sudden fever, chills, headaches, diarrhea, muscle aches, joint pain, dry cough, progressive weakness

Affected Body Organs

lymph node, eye. Mouth, neck, intestine.