[organisms] see Clade Biota Wagner 2004 [Wiemann, de Queiroz, Rowe, Planavsky, Anderson, Gogarten, Turner & Gauthier 2020]
   Domain Bacteria Woese et al. 1990
     Phylum "Proteobacteria" Garrity et al. 2005 see Superphylum Proteobacteria Craig et al. 2010
       Class Gammaproteobacteria Garrity et al. 2005
         Order Thiotrichales Garrity et al. 2005
           Family Francisellaceae Sjöstedt 2005
             Genus Francisella Dorofe'ev 1947 (Approved Lists 1980)
               [Francisella tularensis] (McCoy and Chapin 1912) Dorofe'ev 1947 (Approved Lists 1980)
                 Francisella tularensis subsp. mediasiatica (ex Aikimbaev 1966) Olsufjev and Meshcheryakova 1983