| Species/Subspecies: | Francisella noatunensis subsp. noatunensis | ||||||||
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| Etymology: | Genus name: named after the American bacteriologist Edward Francis, who has studied tularemia. Species epithet: belongs to the coast/sea. | ||||||||
| Significance: | The bacterium is causing a growing problem in countries where the cultivation of cod, for example Norway, is common. The bacterium has also been isolated from wild cod caught in Swedish waters. [Of minor importance] |
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| Alternative Species Name(s): | Francisella piscicida, Francisella philomiragia subsp. noatunensis | ||||||||
| Taxonomy: | Class Gammaproteobacteria Order Thiotrichales Family Francisellaceae Genus Francisella |
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| Type Strain: | 2005/50/F292-6C | ||||||||
| Macromorphology (smell):
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| Micromorphology: | Coccoid or short nonmotile rods. | ||||||||
| Gram +/Gram -: | G- (weak reaction) | ||||||||
| Metabolism: | Strictly aerobic | ||||||||
| Catalase/Oxidase: | +/ | ||||||||
| Spec. Char.: | Optimal growth temperature: 22°C, but can also grow at 10-30°C. | ||||||||
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| Disease: | Chronic granulomatous disease |
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| Hosts: | Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua). | ||||||||
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| Taxonomy/phylogeny:
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Six species have been described within genus Francisella and this genus is related to Coxiella spp. and Legionella spp. | ||||||||
| Reference(s): | No. 77 | ||||||||
| Updated: | 2023-03-29 |