Table 1. Characterization of F. tularensis subsp. holarctica strains from Kazakhstan.
| Key | Region within Kazakhstan | Landscape* | Coordinates | Date of isolation | Host** |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tul-106_KZ | West-Kazakhstan | S | 49°34’ 49°26’ | 12.12.2014 | Microtus arvalis (corpse found) |
| Tul-11_KZ | East Kazakhstan | B | 47°51’ 84°28’ | 01.06.2001 | Tick |
| Tul-112_KZ | Pavlodar | S | 52°22’ 78°58’ | 15.06.2016 | Tick - Haemaphysalis concinna |
| Tul-128_KZ | West-Kazakhstan | S | 48°50’ 49°52’ | 18.02.2015 | Meriones tamariscinus |
| Tul-13_KZ | West-Kazakhstan | S | 49°26’ 49°48’ | 30.01.2012 | Mus musculus |
| Tul-132_KZ | Aktobe | S | 50°50’ 54°53’ | 29.05.2017 | Mustela nivalis |
| Tul-133_KZ | West-Kazakhstan | S | 49°31’ 50°34’ | 21.12.2012 | Mus musculus |
| Tul-135_KZ | Almaty | B | 45°36’ 80°28’ | 15.07.1953 | (water) |
| Tul-139_KZ | Akmola | S | 51°47’ 68°19’ | 1955 | Tick - Dermacentor |
| Tul-149_KZ | West-Kazakhstan | S | 51°1’ 49°55’ | 23.05.2013 | Tick - D. marginatus |
| Tul-15_KZ | Aktobe | S | 50°50’ 54°53’ | 15.05.2017 | Mustela nivalis |
| Tul-151_KZ | Aktobe | S | 49°42’ 55°3’ | 10.05.2011 | Spermophilus pygmaeus |
| Tul-153_KZ | West-Kazakhstan | S | 49°35’ 53°6’ | 24.05.2011 | Oenanthe isabellina |
| Tul-154_KZ | Almaty | S | 46°13’ 78°54’ | 27.08.1975 | Tick - Dermacentor |
| Tul-155_KZ | East Kazakhstan | S | 49°54’ 82°45’ | 1951 | Arvicola amphibius |
| Tul-161_KZ | (vaccine strain 15 NIIEG) | ||||
| Tul-17_KZ | East Kazakhstan | S | 49°54’ 82°45’ | 1951 | Arvicola amphibius |
| Tul-18_KZ | Almaty | B | 45°37’ 80°26’ | 1953 | (water) |
| Tul-19_KZ | West-Kazakhstan | S | 49°23’ 51°24’ | 25.01.2017 | Apodemus uralensis |
| Tul-2_KZ | Aktobe | S | 49°27’ 54°51’ | 22.05.2016 | Tick |
| Tul-20_KZ | Pavlodar | S | 51°8’ 50°18’ | 07.09.2016 | Tick |
| Tul-30_KZ | West-Kazakhstan | S | 49°15’ 49°28’ | 03.12.2015 | Mus musculus |
| Tul-52_KZ | Aktobe | S | 48°27’ 61°23’ | 22.04.2013 | Allactaga major |
| Tul-6_KZ | West-Kazakhstan | S | 50°25’ 52°33’ | 18.10.2012 | Mus musculus |
| Tul-61_KZ | Aktobe | S | 49°13’ 54°33’ | 27.03.2010 | Tick – D. pictus |
| Tul-66_KZ | Almaty | S | 45°47’ 81°20’ | 29.05.2004 | Tick - Dermacentor |
| Tul-67_KZ | Karaganda | S | 48°40’ 71°39’ | 1989 | Tick |
| Tul-68_KZ | Almaty | S | 45°19’ 82°18’ | 28.04.2002 | Tick - Dermacentor |
| Tul-7_KZ | West-Kazakhstan | S | 49°27’ 49°48’ | 29.09.2004 | Tick |
| Tul-71_KZ | Almaty | T | 45°12’ 74°44’ | 17.05.1963 | Tick - D. daghestanicus |
| Tul-76_KZ | Almaty | B | 45°23’ 80°3’ | 10.05.2018 | Tick - D. marginatus |
| Tul-78_KZ | West-Kazakhstan | S | 49°49’ 53°46’ | 19.04.2007 | Tick |
| Tul-86_KZ | Karaganda | S | 49°12’ 73°3’ | 1986 | Tick - D. marginatus |
| Tul-87_KZ | Zhambyl | T | 44°49’ 71°9’ | 2004 | Tick - D. daghestanicus |
| Tul-92_KZ | West-Kazakhstan | S | 51°1’ 54°1’ | 09.07.1988 | Tick - D. marginatus |
| Tul-93_KZ | West-Kazakhstan | S | 51°37’ 52°18’ | 23.01.2004 | Mus musculus |
| Tul-97_KZ | Pavlodar | S | 52°28’ 78°9’ | 30.05.2013 | Tick - Haemaphysalis conсinna |
| Tul-98_KZ | West-Kazakhstan | S | 49°29’ 50°30’ | 19.12.2011 | Cricetulus migratorius |
| Tul-99_KZ | West-Kazakhstan | S | 49°5’ 50°10’ | 24.05.2011 | Spermophilus major |
* S, Floodplain swamp; B, Foothill brook; T, Turgay.
** All ticks were pasture ticks, collection from vegetation. Vertebrate hosts were trapped except when indicated otherwise (one instance).