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Family: | Francisellaceae
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Genus: | Francisella Dorofe'ev 1947
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F. hispaniensis |
Francisella is a genus of bacteria in its own family, the Francisellaceae, which is placed in the Gammaproteobacteria order Thiotrichales. F. tularensis is the cause of the serious infectious disease tularemia.[1]