Genomic sequence and virulence of clonal isolates of vaccinia virus Tiantan, the Chinese smallpox vaccine strain.

Despite the worldwide eradication of smallpox in 1979, the potential bioterrorism threat from variola virus and the ongoing use of vaccinia virus (VACV) as a vector for vaccine development argue for continued research on VACV. In China, the VACV Tiantan strain (TT) was used in the smallpox eradicati...

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Main Authors: Qicheng Zhang, Meijuan Tian, Yi Feng, Kai Zhao, Jing Xu, Ying Liu, Yiming Shao
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/5270d9ffaf0844b9bbfd92736622ffc2
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