First insight into the whole-genome sequence variations in Mycobacterium bovis BCG-1 (Russia) vaccine seed lots and their progeny clinical isolates from children with BCG-induced adverse events
Abstract Background The only licensed live Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine used to prevent severe childhood tuberculosis comprises genetically divergent strains with variable protective efficacy and rates of BCG-induced adverse events. The whole-genome sequencing (WGS) allowed evaluating the g...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-08-01
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Series: | BMC Genomics |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-020-06973-5 |