Name: Francisella noatunensis subsp. orientalis Ottem et al. 2009

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: o.ri.en.ta’lis. L. fem. adj. orientalis, of or belonging to the East, referring to where the type strain was first isolated

Pronunciation, gender: o-ri-en-TA-lis, feminine

Type strain: DSM 21254; Ehime-1; LMG 24544

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB194068 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: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Francisella orientalis (Ottem et al. 2009) Ramirez-Paredes et al. 2020

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Francisella orientalis (Ottem et al. 2009) Ramirez-Paredes et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • ❗ Francisella noatunensis subsp. orientalis is the correct name instead if this subspecies is regarded as a separate subspecies (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another subspecies whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate species Francisella noatunensis within a separate genus Francisella.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "t2". — 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.
  • 🙅 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 subspecies. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.

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

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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