title: Objections to the transfer of Francisella novicida to the subspecies rank of Francisella tularensis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology, Umeå University, SE-901 85 Umeå, Sweden.
authors.forename: Anders
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Johansson
authors.affiliation: Tularemia Pathogenesis Section, Laboratory of Intracellular Parasites, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Hamilton, MT 59840, USA.
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Celli
authors.affiliation: National Research Council Canada, Institute for Biological Sciences, Ottawa, ON K1C 2M7, Canada.
authors.forename: Wayne
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Conlan
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Mycobacterial Diseases and Cellular Immunology, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, US Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, MD 20852, USA.
authors.forename: Karen L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Elkins
authors.affiliation: Division of CBRN Defense and Security, Swedish Defense Research Agency, SE-901 82 Umeå, Sweden.
authors.forename: Mats
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Forsman
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5640, USA.
authors.forename: Paul S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Keim
authors.affiliation: Division of CBRN Defense and Security, Swedish Defense Research Agency, SE-901 82 Umeå, Sweden.
authors.forename: Pär
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Larsson
authors.affiliation: Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-5065, USA.
authors.forename: Colin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Manoil
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC V8W 3P6, Canada.
authors.forename: Francis E
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Nano
authors.affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, Bacterial Diseases Branch, 1300 Rampart Road, CSU Foothills Campus, Fort Collins, CO 80521, USA.
authors.forename: Jeannine M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Petersen
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology, Umeå University, SE-901 85 Umeå, Sweden.
authors.forename: Anders
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sjöstedt
mesh_terms: D005603:Francisella / Q000145:classification*; D005604:Francisella tularensis / Q000145:classification*