Tularemia (IMAGE)

Arizona State University

Tularemia

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A tick, a common carrier of tularemia, alongside a structural model of one of the bacterium’s key proteins. ASU researchers have, for the first time, isolated and studied these proteins, which help the pathogen infect human cells.

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Graphic by Jason Drees/ASU

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