Name: "Francisella asiatica" Mikalsen and Colquhoun 2009
Etymology: a.si.a’ti.ca. N.L. fem. adj. asiatica, pertaining to the Asian continent, referring to the geographical region from which the organism was isolated
Type strain: CCUG 56120; DSM 21294; PQ 1104
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16S rRNA gene: EU597812 Analyse FASTA
Original publication: Mikalsen J, Colquhoun DJ. Francisella asiatica sp. nov. isolated from farmed tilapia (Oreochromis sp.) and elevation of Francisella philomiragia subsp. noatunensis to species rank as Francisella noatunensis comb. nov., sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 0:0.
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)
Parent taxon: Francisella Dorofeev 1947 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Mikalsen J, Colquhoun DJ. Francisella asiatica sp. nov. isolated from farmed tilapia (Oreochromis sp.) and elevation of Francisella philomiragia subsp. noatunensis to species rank as Francisella noatunensis comb. nov., sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 0:0.
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Record number: 2566