Name: Francisella noatunensis (Mikalsen et al. 2007) Ottem et al. 2009

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Francisella philomiragia subsp. noatunensis Mikalsen et al. 2007

Etymology: no.a.tu.nen’sis. N.L. n. noatun, enclosure of ships, the coastal abode of the Norse god of fisheries and seamanship; L. masc./fem. adj. suff. -ensis, suffix meaning belonging to; N.L. fem. adj. noatunensis, belonging to the coast/sea

Pronunciation, gender: no-a-tu-NEN-sis, feminine

Type strain: 2005/50/F292-6; 2005/50/F292-6C; DSM 23596; LMG 23800; NCIMB 14265

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: DQ295795 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Ottem KF, Nylund A, Karlsbakk E, Friis-Moller A, Kamaishi T. Elevation of Francisella philomiragia subsp. noatunensis Mikalsen et al. (2007) to Francisella noatunensis comb. nov. [syn. Francisella piscicida Ottem et al. (2008) syn. nov.] and characterization of Francisella noatunensis subsp. orientalis subsp. nov., two important fish pathogens. J Appl Microbiol 2009; 106:1231-1243.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 128. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:1555-1556.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name (and explicitly recommended for medical use)

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Francisella piscicida Ottem et al. 2008	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Francisella philomiragia subsp. noatunensis Mikalsen et al. 2007	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• Emendations:
  • Ramirez-Paredes et al. 2020 Ramirez-Paredes JG, Larsson P, Thompson KD, Penman DJ, Busse HJ, Ohrman C, Sjodin A, Soto E, Richards RH, Adams A, et al. Reclassification of Francisella noatunensis subsp. orientalis Ottem et al. 2009 as Francisella orientalis sp. nov., Francisella noatunensis subsp. chilensis subsp. nov. and emended description of Francisella noatunensis. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2034-2048. Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3583-3587.

• Notes:
  • ⏰ According to Ottem et al. (2009), this species is an earlier heterotypic synonym of Francisella piscicida Ottem et al. 2008. Publication: Ottem KF, Nylund A, Karlsbakk E, Friis-Moller A, Kamaishi T. Elevation of Francisella philomiragia subsp. noatunensis Mikalsen et al. (2007) to Francisella noatunensis comb. nov. [syn. Francisella piscicida Ottem et al. (2008) syn. nov.] and characterization of Francisella noatunensis subsp. orientalis subsp. nov., two important fish pathogens. J Appl Microbiol 2009; 106:1231-1243.
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.04956 (N = 2).
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "animal pathogen - biological class of risk animal: 2". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 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 93 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🫡 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as 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. This name is not taxonomically suspended any more in favour of Francisella philomiragia (Jensen et al. 1969) Hollis et al. 1990. Publication: Hollis DG, Weaver RE, Steigerwalt AG, Wenger JD, Moss CW, Brenner DJ. Francisella philomiragia comb. nov. (formerly Yersinia philomiragia) and Francisella tularensis biogroup novicida (formerly Francisella novicida) associated with human disease. J Clin Microbiol 1989; 27:1601-1608. Anonymous. Validation list no. 32. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1990; 40:105-106.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 3
Total number of child taxa: 4

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Francisella noatunensis subsp. chilensis Ramirez-Paredes et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Candidatus Francisella noatunensis subsp. endociliophora" Schrallhammer et al. 2011	not validly published	pro-correct name
    Francisella noatunensis subsp. noatunensis (Mikalsen et al. 2007) Ottem et al. 2009	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Francisella noatunensis subsp. orientalis Ottem et al. 2009	validly published under the ICNP	synonym

Parent taxon: Francisella Dorofeev 1947 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Ottem KF, Nylund A, Karlsbakk E, Friis-Moller A, Kamaishi T. Elevation of Francisella philomiragia subsp. noatunensis Mikalsen et al. (2007) to Francisella noatunensis comb. nov. [syn. Francisella piscicida Ottem et al. (2008) syn. nov.] and characterization of Francisella noatunensis subsp. orientalis subsp. nov., two important fish pathogens. J Appl Microbiol 2009; 106:1231-1243.

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