TABLE 1.
Francisella strains used in this study
| Species or origin | Strain | Alternative designation(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Francisella tularensis subsp. tularensis (type A) | ||
| Squirrel; GA | FL3/1a | FSC033, SnMF, CDC standard |
| Hare; NV; 1953 (type A II) | FL3/5 | FSC054, Nevada 14 |
| Human; OH; 1941 (type A I) | FL3/6 | FSC237, Schu S4 |
| Tick; BC, Canada; 1935 | FL3/2 | FSC041 |
| Avirulent variant of Schu S4 | FL3/4 | FSC043 |
| Unknown | FL3/7 | Schu 164 |
| Human; UT; 1920 (type A II) | F066 | ATCC 6223 |
| Francisella tularensis subsp. holarctica (type B) | ||
| Tick; Moscow area, Russia; 1949 | F124 | FSC257, strain 503/840 |
| Hare; Austria; 1994 | F006 | |
| Hare; Austria; 1995 | F008 | |
| Hare; Austria; 1997 | F019 | |
| Hare; Austria; 1997 | F030 | |
| Human; Austria; 1997 | F036 | |
| Live vaccine strain; Russia | F049a | ATCC 29684 |
| Sweden | F123 | FSC200 |
| Callithrix jacchus; Lower Saxony, Germany; 2004 | F092 | Sen7055 |
| Macaca mulatta; Lower Saxony, Germany; 2005 | F099 | DPZ 7131 M-4 |
| Macaca fascicularis; Lower Saxony, Germany; 2002 | F100 | |
| Macaca fascicularis; Lower Saxony, Germany; 2002 | F101 | |
| Arvicola terrestris; Lower Saxony, Germany; 2005 | F105 | |
| United States; 1958 | F077 | KF479 |
| Hare; Châteauroux, France; 1952 | F078 | |
| Human, Japan | F119 | FSC20 |
| Monkey; Bern, Switzerland; 2002 | F102 | |
| Hare; Germany; 2006 | F110 | |
| France | F127 | |
| France | F128 | |
| Hare; Bavaria, Germany; 2007 | F154 | |
| Human; Lower Saxony, Germany; 2008 | F155 | |
| Hare; Baden Württemberg, Germany; 2007 | F156 | |
| Hare; Lower Saxony, Germany; 2008 | F157 | |
| Human; North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany; 2007 | F181 | |
| Human; Saxony, Germany; 2008 | F182 | |
| Kosho, Japan; 1965 | F076 | 03-01294 |
| Austria; 1994 | F053 | 5008/94 |
| Francisella tularensis subsp. mediasiatica | ||
| Tick; Central Asia; 1982 | F064 | FSC148 |
| Midday gerbil; Central Asia, Kazakhstan; 1965 | F063a | FSC147 |
| Unknown | F065 | FSC149 |
| Unknown | F070 | 117/16 |
| Francisella tularensis subsp. novicida | ||
| Human; TX; 1995 | F060 | FSC159 |
| Human; United Kingdom; 2003 | F125 | FSC595 |
| Water; UT; 1950 | F048 | ATTC 15482 |
| Human; TX; 1991 | F059 | FSC156 |
| Water; UT; 1950 | F061a | FSC040, ATTC 15482 |
| Francisella philomiragia | ||
| Water; UT | F093 | ATCC 25017 |
| Water; UT | F050a | ATCC 25016 |
| Muskrat; UT; 1959 | F051 | ATCC 25015 |
| Abscess, human; Gothenburg, Sweden; 1982 | F184 | CCUG 12603 |
| Blood, human; Zürich, Switzerland; 1979 | F185 | CCUG 13404 |
| Water; UT; 1960 | F094 | ATCC 25018 |
a
Reference strain, used for generating reference spectra.