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Genetic variations of live attenuated plague vaccine strains (Yersinia pestis EV76 lineage) during laboratory passages in different countries.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Aug 2014
Cui Yujun, Yang Xianwei, Xiao Xiao, Anisimov Andrey P, Li Dongfang, Yan Yanfeng, Zhou Dongsheng, Rajerison Minoarisoa, Carniel Elisabeth, Achtman Mark, Yang Ruifu, Song Yajun
Abstract excerpt
Plague, one of the most devastating infectious diseases in human history, is caused by the bacterial species Yersinia pestis. A live attenuated Y. pestis strain (EV76) has been widely used as a plague vaccine in various countries around the world. Here we compared the whole genome sequence of an...
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