Cockroaches join the fight against infection: an improved insect host system for Francisella tularensis.

1 Russel and Anna Duncan Undergraduate Research Program, College of Agriculture, Food Systems and Natural Resources, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 2 Department of Veterinary and Microbiological Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 3 Department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, West Liberty University, West Liberty, WV 4 Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 5 Department of Public Health, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 6 Drug Development Division, Southern Research, Frederick, MD