Project name: Francisella philomiragia

Description: Francisella philomiragia. Francisella philomiragia, formerly Yersinia philomiragia, has been isolated from water, muskrats, fish and humans. Francisella philomiragia is made up of two supspecies, philomiragia and noatunensis. Francisella philomiragia supsp. philomiragia is able to cause an often fatal bacteremia in people with chronic granulomatous disease. This supspecies can also cause pneumonia in near-drowning victims. Francisella philomiragia supsp. noatunensis was isolated from farmed Atlantic Cod with chronic granulomatous disease.

Last updated: 2008-10-30