TABLE 1.
F. tularensis strains used in this study
| Species and origin (no. of strains) | FSC no. | Alternative strain designation | Size (bp) of:
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9-bp SSTR | 16-bp SSTR | |||
| F. tularensis subsp. holarctica | ||||
| Human, Aänekoski, Finland | 249 | 1468 | 288 | 361 |
| Tick, 1949, Moscow area, Russia | 257 | 503/840 | 360 | 361 |
| Human outbreak, 1997, Oulu, Finland (6) | 396–414 | 361 | ||
| Human ulcer, 1984, Norway | 097 | 83933/84 | 288 | 361 |
| Hare, 1984, Finland | 080 | SVA T13 | 288 | 361 |
| Tick, 1953, Norway | 032 | Norway | 288 | 361 |
| Human, 1996, Piteå, Sweden | 188 | 288 | 361 | |
| Human outbreak 1998, Ljusdal, Sweden (6) | 297–306 | 361 | ||
| Hare, 1952, France | 025 | Chateauroux | 297 | 361 |
| Human, 1993, Vosges, France | 247 | SVA T20 | 297 | 361 |
| Human outbreak, 1995, Ljusdal, Sweden | 297 | 361 | ||
| Ticks, 1995, Czech Republic | 180 | T-17 | 306 | 361 |
| Human outbreak, 1981, Ljusdal, Sweden (7) | 297–351 | 361 | ||
| Norway rat, 1988, Rostov, Russia | 150 | 250 | 333 | 361 |
| Live vaccine strain, Russia | 155 | ATCC 29684 | 351 | 361 |
| Water, 1990, Odessa region, Ukraine | 124 | 14588 | 360 | 361 |
| Human blood, 1989, Norway | 089 | 45F2 | 360 | 361 |
| Tick, 1941, Montana | 012 | 425F4G | 369 | 361 |
| Beaver, 1976, Hamilton, Mont. | 035 | B423A | 378 | 361 |
| Hare, 1974, Västerdalälven, Sweden | 074 | SVAT7 | 315 | 361 |
| Human blood, 1994, Örebro, Sweden | 157 | CCUG 33270 | 387 | 361 |
| Human, 1999, Karlstad, Sweden | 236 | 396 | 361 | |
| Human epidemic, 1995, Västerdal River, Sweden (6) | 315–414 | 361 | ||
| Human lymph node, 1926, Japan | 017 | Jap-S2 | 234 | 393 |
| Human, 1950, Japan | 022 | Ebina | 234 | 393 |
| Tick, 1957, Japan | 075 | Jama | 234 | 393 |
| Human, 1958, Japan | 021 | Tsuchiya | 234 | 457 |
| F. tularensis subsp. mediaasiatica | ||||
| Tick, 1982, Central Asia, former USSR | 148 | 240 | 432 | 361 |
| Miday gerbil (Meriones meridianus), 1965, Kazakhstan | 147 | 543 | 459 | 361 |
| Hare, 1965, Central Asia, former USSR | 149 | 120 | 450 | 361 |
| F. tularensis subsp. tularensis | ||||
| Squirrel, Georgia “CDC standard” | 033 | SnMF | 360 | 425 |
| Tick, 1935, British Columbia, Canada | 041 | Vavenby | 378 | 489 |
| Human pleural fluid, 1940, Ohio | 046 | Fox Downs | 459 | 409 |
| Mite, 1988, Slovakia | 198 | SE-219/38 | 369 | 505 |
| Mite, 1988, Slovakia | 199 | SE-221-38 | 468 | 505 |
| Human ulcer, 1941, Ohio (2 variants) | 043, 237 | Schu, Schu S4 | 432 | 617 |
| Canada | 042 | Utter | 279 | 345 |
| Human lymph node, 1920, Utah | 230 | ATCC 6223 | 279 | 345 |
| Hare, 1953, Nevada | 054 | Nevada 14 | 351 | 345 |
| Human ulcer, laboratory acquired when handling Nevada 14 | 053 | F. tul AC | 351 | 345 |
| F. tularensis subsp. novicida | ||||
| Water, 1950, Utah | 040 | ATCC 15482 | 486 | NAa |
| Human blood, 1991, Texas | 156 | Fx1 | 585 | NA |
| F. philomiragia Muscrat, 1959, Utah | 144 | ATCC 25015 | NA | NA |
a
NA, no amplicons were generated under the conditions used.