Name: Francisella tularensis subsp. mediasiatica (ex Aikimbaev 1966) Olsufjev and Meshcheryakova 1983

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov., nom. rev.

Etymology: me.di.a.si.a’ti.ca. L. masc. adj. medius, middle; N.L. masc. adj. asiaticus, pertaining to Asia, Asian; N.L. fem. adj. mediasiatica, pertaining to mid-Asia

Pronunciation, gender: me-di-a-si-A-ti-ka, feminine

Type strain: FSC147; GIEM 543

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ698863 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Olsufjev NG, Meshcheryakova IS. Subspecific taxonomy of Francisella tularensis McCoy and Chapin 1912. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:872-874.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Risk group: 3

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.07284 (N = 2).
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 3. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Z". — The risk group for France has been imported on 2024-08-30. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — The risk group for United Kingdom has been imported on 2024-01-31. The full classification is: risk group = 2. — 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 the name to be applied to this subspecies. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of the species itself.

Parent taxon: Francisella tularensis (McCoy and Chapin 1912) Dorofeev 1947 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Olsufjev NG, Meshcheryakova IS. Subspecific taxonomy of Francisella tularensis McCoy and Chapin 1912. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:872-874.

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Record number: 783873