Name: Francisella guangzhouensis Qu et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: gu.ang.zhou.en’sis. N.L. fem. adj. guangzhouensis, of or pertaining to Guangzhou, the city in Guangdong province, China, where the first strains were isolated

Pronunciation, gender: gu-an͡g-z͡hou-EN-sis, feminine

Type strain: 08HL01032; ATCC BAA-2361; CCUG 60119; NCTC 13503

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: FJ591095 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Qu PH, Chen SY, Scholz HC, Busse HJ, Gu Q, Kampfer P, Foster JT, Glaeser SP, Chen C, Yang ZC. Francisella guangzhouensis sp. nov., isolated from air-conditioning systems. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3628-3635.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:6-7.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Allofrancisella guangzhouensis (Qu et al. 2013) Qu et al. 2016

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Allofrancisella guangzhouensis (Qu et al. 2013) Qu et al. 2016	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Francisella guangzhouensis is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Francisella.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 4 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.
  • 🧍 In the effective publication the strains LMG 26062 and DSM 23729 are cited as LMG26062 and DSM23729, respectively. Publication: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 144. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:473-475.

Parent taxon: Francisella Dorofeev 1947 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Qu PH, Chen SY, Scholz HC, Busse HJ, Gu Q, Kampfer P, Foster JT, Glaeser SP, Chen C, Yang ZC. Francisella guangzhouensis sp. nov., isolated from air-conditioning systems. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3628-3635.

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