title: Objections to the transfer of Francisella novicida to the subspecies rank of Francisella tularensis - response to Johansson et al.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Bakteriologie, Mykologie und Hygiene, Veterinärmedizinische Universität, A-1210 Wien, Austria.
authors.forename: Hans-Jürgen
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Busse
authors.affiliation: Institut für Bakteriologie, Mykologie und Hygiene, Veterinärmedizinische Universität, A-1210 Wien, Austria.
authors.forename: Birgit
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Huber
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Espiroquetas y Patógenos Especiales, Centro Nacional de Microbiología Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Pedro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Anda
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio de Espiroquetas y Patógenos Especiales, Centro Nacional de Microbiología Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Raquel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Escudero
authors.affiliation: Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, German Reference Laboratory for Tularemia, Neuherbergstr. 11, D-80937 Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: Holger C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Scholz
authors.affiliation: Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, German Reference Laboratory for Tularemia, Neuherbergstr. 11, D-80937 Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: Erik
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Seibold
authors.affiliation: Bundeswehr Institute of Microbiology, German Reference Laboratory for Tularemia, Neuherbergstr. 11, D-80937 Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: Wolf D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Splettstoesser
authors.affiliation: Institut für Angewandte Mikrobiologie, Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen, D-35392 Giessen, Germany.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kämpfer
mesh_terms: D005603:Francisella / Q000145:classification*; D005604:Francisella tularensis / Q000145:classification*