Open AccessComplete Genome Sequence of Mycobacterium bovis BCG Korea, the Korean Vaccine Strain for Substantial Production
Author(s) -
Sun Myung Joung,
Sung Joo Jeon,
Young Ju Lim,
Jae Yong Lim,
Beom-Soon Choi,
IkYoung Choi,
Jeong Seon Yu,
Kyung-In Na,
Enhi Cho,
Sang-Sook Shin,
Young Kil Park,
Changki Kim,
HeeJin Kim,
Sungweon Ryoo
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
genome announcements
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2169-8287
DOI - 10.1128/genomea.00069-13
Subject(s) - mycobacterium bovis , whole genome sequencing , biology , strain (injury) , bcg vaccine , virology , genome , microbiology and biotechnology , tuberculosis , daughter , bacillus (shape) , mycobacterium tuberculosis , sequence (biology) , vaccination , genetics , gene , medicine , evolutionary biology , pathology , anatomy
Mycobacterium bovis bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is the only vaccine available against tuberculosis, and the strains used worldwide represent a family of daughter strains with distinct genotypic characteristics. Here, we report the complete genome sequence of M. bovis BCG Korea, the strain that will be actually used in Korea for vaccine production.