Objections to the transfer of Francisella novicida to the subspecies rank of Francisella tularensis.
Johansson
Anders
A
Department of Clinical Microbiology, Umeå University, SE-901 85 Umeå, Sweden.
Celli
Jean
J
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.
Conlan
Wayne
W
National Research Council Canada, Institute for Biological Sciences, Ottawa, ON K1C 2M7, Canada.
Elkins
Karen L
KL
Laboratory of Mycobacterial Diseases and Cellular Immunology, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, US Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, MD 20852, USA.
Forsman
Mats
M
Division of CBRN Defense and Security, Swedish Defense Research Agency, SE-901 82 Umeå, Sweden.
Keim
Paul S
PS
Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5640, USA.
Larsson
Pär
P
Division of CBRN Defense and Security, Swedish Defense Research Agency, SE-901 82 Umeå, Sweden.
Manoil
Colin
C
Genome Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-5065, USA.
Nano
Francis E
FE
Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC V8W 3P6, Canada.
Petersen
Jeannine M
JM
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.
Sjöstedt
Anders
A
Department of Clinical Microbiology, Umeå University, SE-901 85 Umeå, Sweden.
D005603:Francisella / Q000145:classification*; D005604:Francisella tularensis / Q000145:classification*