title: Genome sequence of Mycobacterium bovis BCG Moreau, the Brazilian vaccine strain against tuberculosis.
abstract: 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 Moreau, the strain in continuous use in Brazil for vaccine production since the 1920s.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Genômica Funcional e Bioinformática, Pavilhão Leonidas Deane sala 104, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz Av., Brasil 4365, Manguinhos, 21040-900 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
authors.forename: Leonardo H F
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Gomes
authors.forename: Thomas D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Otto
authors.forename: Erico A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Vasconcellos
authors.forename: Patrícia M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Ferrão
authors.forename: Renata M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Maia
authors.forename: Aline S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Moreira
authors.forename: Marcelo A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.forename: Luiz R R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Castello-Branco
authors.forename: Wim M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Degrave
authors.forename: Leila
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mendonça-Lima
mesh_terms: D001500:BCG Vaccine / Q000235:genetics*; D016680:Genome, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009163:Mycobacterium bovis / Q000235:genetics*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D001500:BCG Vaccine