title: Genome Sequences of Diverse Human Cytomegalovirus Strains with Utility in Drug Screening and Vaccine Evaluation.
abstract: Cytomegalovirus displays genetic heterogeneity, which has implications for antiviral and vaccine development. Many studies have focused on laboratory isolates that have been extensively adapted for growth on fibroblasts. Here, we report whole-genome sequences for 10 human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) strains that readily grow on ARPE-19 human retinal pigment epithelial cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center Program in Global Oncology, Center for AIDS Research (CfAR), School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Corcoran
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center Program in Global Oncology, Center for AIDS Research (CfAR), School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: Carly J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Sherrod
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center Program in Global Oncology, Center for AIDS Research (CfAR), School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: Ellen F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Perkowski
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center Program in Global Oncology, Center for AIDS Research (CfAR), School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: Jordan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Texier
authors.affiliation: MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA.
authors.forename: Fengsheng
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA.
authors.forename: I-Ming
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia, USA.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McVoy
authors.affiliation: MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, New Jersey, USA.
authors.forename: Tong-Ming
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1420-2271
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center Program in Global Oncology, Center for AIDS Research (CfAR), School of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA ddittmer@med.unc.edu.
authors.forename: Dirk P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Dittmer