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Researchers Sequence Francisella tularensis Genome

Jan 10, 2005

NEW YORK, Jan. 10 (GenomeWeb News) - The genome of Francisella tularensis, a pathogenic bacteria with potential as a bioweapon, has been sequenced by an international group of researchers led by the UK's Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, the institute said this week.

 

According to the DSTL, no vaccine currently exists to combat infection by the organism. Details of the researchers' finding were published in this week's Nature Genetics.

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