title: Genome Sequence of Vaccinia virus Strain Lister-Butantan, a Lister Vaccine Variant Used during a Smallpox Eradication Campaign in Brazil.
abstract: Here, we report the 187.8-kb genome sequence of Vaccinia virus Lister-Butantan, which was used in Brazil during the WHO smallpox eradication campaign. Its genome showed an average similarity of 98.18% with the original Lister isolate, highlighting the low divergence among related Vaccinia virus vaccine strains, even after several passages in animals and cell culture.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Vírus do Instituto de Ciências Biológicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
authors.forename: Felipe
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Assis
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Vírus do Instituto de Ciências Biológicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
authors.forename: Giliane
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Trindade
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Vírus do Instituto de Ciências Biológicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
authors.forename: Betânia
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Drumond
authors.affiliation: National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: Mike
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Frace
authors.affiliation: National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: Scott
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sammons
authors.affiliation: National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: Ginny
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Emerson
authors.affiliation: National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: Darin
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Carroll
authors.affiliation: National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
authors.forename: Dhwani
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Batra
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Vírus do Instituto de Ciências Biológicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil jonatas.abrahao@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Jonatas
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Abrahão
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Vírus do Instituto de Ciências Biológicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
authors.forename: Erna
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kroon