Table 5.
Assay performance for isolates included in the validation panel. Number of isolates indicates the number of strains per species/subspecies included in the validation panel. Numbers in the other columns indicate the number of positive results (i.e., purported F. tularensis-positive results) for each of the three examined PCR assays.
| #Isolates | Ft-sp.FTT0376 | Ft-sp.3Pan | Ft-sp.FTS_0772 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francisella tularensis subspecies tularensis | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Francisella tularensis subspecies holarctica | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Francisella tularensis subspecies mediasiatica | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Francisella novicida | 7 | |||
| Francisella hispaniensis | 2 | |||
| Francisella persica | 1 | |||
| Francisella FLE | 1 | |||
| Francisella opportunistica | 1 | |||
| Francisella philomiragia | 23 | 2 | ||
| Francisella halioticida | 1 | |||
| Francisella noatunensis | 1 | |||
| Francisella orientalis | 1 | |||
| Francisella salimarina | 1 | |||
| Francisella endociliophora | 1 | |||
| Parafrancisella adeliensis | 1 | |||
| Allofrancisella inopinata | 1 | |||
| Allofrancisella frigidaquae | 1 | |||
| Allofrancisella guangzhouensis | 1 |