title: Genome Sequence of the Soviet/Russian Bacillus anthracis Vaccine Strain 55-VNIIVViM.
abstract: Bacillus anthracis strain 55-VNIIVViM is a live-attenuated nonencapsulated Soviet/Russian veterinary anthrax vaccine strain. We report here the genome of 55-VNIIVViM and confirm its phylogenetic placement in the global population structure of B. anthracis.
authors.affiliation: Farlow Scientific Consulting Company, LLC, Lewiston, Utah, USA farlowscience@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Jason
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Farlow
authors.affiliation: Lugar Center for Public Health Research at National Center for Disease Control, Tbilisi, Georgia.
authors.forename: Adam
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kotorashvili