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Opsono-Adherence Assay to Evaluate Functional Antibodies in Vaccine Development Against Bacillus anthracis and Other Encapsulated Pathogens
Published on: May 19, 2020
Genome sequence of Bacillus anthracis attenuated vaccine strain A16R used for human in China
Xiankai Liu1, Xinpeng Qi2, Li Zhu1
1State Key Laboratory of Pathogen and Biosecurity, Beijing Institute of Biotechnology, Beijing, China.
Abstract:
An attenuated Bacillus anthracis vaccine strain for human use, A16R, was obtained in China after ultraviolet radiation treatment and continuous subculture of the wild-type strain A16. A16R can synthesize the exotoxin, but without a capsule. We sequenced and annotated the A16R genome to encourage the use of this strain. The genome sequencing of the wild-type strain A16 is underway and the genomic comparison between the two strains will help to illustrate the attenuating mechanism of the A16R vaccine strain.
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