Genomic Sequence and Virulence of Clonal Isolates of Vaccinia Virus Tiantan, the Chinese Smallpox Vaccine Strain

Qicheng Zhang; Meijuan Tian; Yi Feng; Kai Zhao; Jing Xu; Ying Liu; Yiming Shao

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0060557

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Genomic Sequence and Virulence of Clonal Isolates of Vaccinia Virus Tiantan, the Chinese Smallpox Vaccine Strain

Qicheng Zhang,

Affiliations State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention (NCAIDS), Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China, Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology (Ministry of Education) and Key Laboratory of Microbial Functional Genomics (Tianjin), College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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Meijuan Tian,

Affiliation Division of Infectious Diseases & HIV Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America
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Yi Feng,

Affiliation State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention (NCAIDS), Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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Kai Zhao,

Affiliation National Vaccine and Serum Institute, Beijing, China
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Jing Xu,

Affiliation National Vaccine and Serum Institute, Beijing, China
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Ying Liu ,

* E-mail: yshao08@gmail.com (YS); yingliu@chinaaids.cn (YL)

Affiliation State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention (NCAIDS), Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China
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Yiming Shao

* E-mail: yshao08@gmail.com (YS); yingliu@chinaaids.cn (YL)

Affiliations State Key Laboratory for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention (NCAIDS), Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China, Key Laboratory of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology (Ministry of Education) and Key Laboratory of Microbial Functional Genomics (Tianjin), College of Life Sciences, Nankai University, Tianjin, China
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Genomic Sequence and Virulence of Clonal Isolates of Vaccinia Virus Tiantan, the Chinese Smallpox Vaccine Strain

Qicheng Zhang,
Meijuan Tian,
Yi Feng,
Kai Zhao,
Jing Xu,
Ying Liu,
Yiming Shao

Published: April 12, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0060557

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