Reorganized Genomic Taxonomy of <i>Francisellaceae</i> Enables Design of Robust Environmental PCR Assays for Detection of <i>Francisella tularensis</i>

In recent years, an increasing diversity of species has been recognized within the family <i>Francisellaceae</i>. Unfortunately, novel isolates are sometimes misnamed in initial publications or multiple sources propose different nomenclature for genetically highly similar isolates. Thus,...

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Main Authors: Caroline Öhrman, Jason W. Sahl, Andreas Sjödin, Ingrid Uneklint, Rebecca Ballard, Linda Karlsson, Ryelan F. McDonough, David Sundell, Kathleen Soria, Stina Bäckman, Kitty Chase, Björn Brindefalk, Shanmuga Sozhamannan, Adriana Vallesi, Emil Hägglund, Jose Gustavo Ramirez-Paredes, Johanna Thelaus, Duncan Colquhoun, Kerstin Myrtennäs, Dawn Birdsell, Anders Johansson, David M. Wagner, Mats Forsman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-01-01
Series:Microorganisms
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/9/1/146