Complete Genome Sequence, Genome Stability and Phylogeny of the Vaccine Strain <i>Mycobacterium bovis</i> BCG SL222 Sofia

Complete Genome Sequence, Genome Stability and Phylogeny of the Vaccine Strain <i>Mycobacterium bovis</i> BCG SL222 Sofia

<i>Mycobacterium bovis</i> bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) is the only live attenuated vaccine available against tuberculosis. The first BCG vaccination was done exactly 100 years ago, in 1921. The BCG vaccine strains used worldwide represent a family of daughter sub-strains with distinct...

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Main Authors: Stefan Panaiotov, Yordan Hodzhev, Vladimir Tolchkov, Borislava Tsafarova, Alexander Mihailov, Tzvetelina Stefanova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-03-01
Series:Vaccines
Subjects:
BCG vaccine
BCG sub-strains
BCG-I
BCG SL222 Sofia
complete genome
phylogeny
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-393X/9/3/237

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