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Whole-genome sequences of four Mycobacterium bovis BCG vaccine strains.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Jun 2011
Pan Yuanlong, Yang Xi, Duan Jia, Lu Na, Leung Andrea S, Tran Vanessa, Hu Yongfei, Wu Na, Liu Di, Wang Zhiming, Yu Xuping, Chen Chen, Zhang Yuanyuan, Wan Kanglin, Liu Jun, Zhu Baoli
Abstract excerpt
Mycobacterium bovis Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is the only vaccine available against tuberculosis (TB). A number of BCG strains are in use, and they exhibit biochemical and genetic differences. We report the genome sequences of four BCG strains representing different lineages, which will help to design more effective TB vaccines.
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