Detection of Francisella tularensis subsp. holarctica in a European brown hare (Lepus europaeus) in Thuringia, Germany

W Müller; H Bocklisch; G Schüler; H Hotzel; H Neubauer; P Otto

doi:10.1016/j.vetmic.2007.03.025

Detection of Francisella tularensis subsp. holarctica in a European brown hare (Lepus europaeus) in Thuringia, Germany

Vet Microbiol. 2007 Jul 20;123(1-3):225-9. doi: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2007.03.025. Epub 2007 Mar 30.

Authors

W Müller¹, H Bocklisch, G Schüler, H Hotzel, H Neubauer, P Otto

Affiliation

¹ Institute of Bacterial Infections and Zoonoses, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (Federal Research Institute for Animal Health), Naumburger Str. 96A, 07743 Jena, Germany. wolfgang.mueller@fli.bund.de

PMID: 17482385
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2007.03.025

Abstract

The isolation of Francisella tularensis subsp. holarctica biovar II (strain 06T0001) from a European brown hare (Lepus europaeus) from Thuringia, Germany, is described for the first time. Identification of the microorganism was carried out by phenotypic characterisation, partial sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene and specific PCR using the primers TUL4-435/TUL4-863 and FtC1/FtC4. The epidemiology of tularemia in Germany is discussed and a risk assessment for humans is made.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Animals
Francisella tularensis / classification
Francisella tularensis / isolation & purification*
Germany / epidemiology
Hares / microbiology*
Male
Tularemia / epidemiology
Tularemia / veterinary*