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

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov.

Etymology: no.a.tu.nen’sis. N.L. n. noatun, was the coastal abode of the Norse god of fisheries and seamanship (enclosure of ships); 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

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: DQ295795 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Mikalsen J, Olsen AB, Tengs T, Colquhoun DJ. Francisella philomiragia subsp. noatunensis subsp. nov., isolated from farmed Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1960-1965.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2727-2728.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

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

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Francisella noatunensis (Mikalsen et al. 2007) Ottem et al. 2009	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank
    Francisella piscicida Ottem et al. 2008	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, distinct rank

• Notes:
  • ❗ Francisella philomiragia subsp. noatunensis 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 philomiragia within a separate genus Francisella.
  • 😷 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". — 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 philomiragia (Jensen et al. 1969) Hollis et al. 1990

Assigned by: Mikalsen J, Olsen AB, Tengs T, Colquhoun DJ. Francisella philomiragia subsp. noatunensis subsp. nov., isolated from farmed Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1960-1965.

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Record number: 786703