绘制地理上不同的BCG疫苗菌株的族系和血统历史

Linzy Elton1, Sandeep Kasaragod2, Helen Donoghue1

  • 1Centre for Clinical Microbiology, Division of Infection and Immunity, University College London, London, UK.

Microbial genomics
|August 1, 2023
PubMed
概括

细菌卡尔梅特-盖林 (BCG) 疫苗菌株的遗传变异,特别是那些在1927年之前和之后分发的,与结核病疫苗疗效的差异相关. 这项研究分析了BCG全基因组序列,以确定与菌株分歧相关的关键遗传标记.

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