Genome sequence of Mycobacterium bovis BCG Moreau, the Brazilian vaccine strain against tuberculosis

Abstract

Mycobacterium bovis bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is the only vaccine available against tuberculosis, and the strains used worldwide represent a family of daughter strains with distinct genotypic characteristics. Here we report the complete genome sequence of M. bovis BCG Moreau, the strain in continuous use in Brazil for vaccine production since the 1920s. © 2011, American Society for Microbiology.