Complete Genome Sequences of Four Bordetella pertussis Vaccine Reference Strains from Serum Institute of India

Michael R Weigand; Yanhui Peng; Vladimir Loparev; Taccara Johnson; Phalasy Juieng; Sunil Gairola; Rakesh Kumar; Umesh Shaligram; Ramnath Gowrishankar; Hercules Moura; Jon Rees; David M Schieltz; Yulanda Williamson; Adrian Woolfitt; John Barr; M Lucia Tondella; Margaret M Williams

doi:10.1128/genomeA.01404-16

Complete Genome Sequences of Four Bordetella pertussis Vaccine Reference Strains from Serum Institute of India

Genome Announc. 2016 Dec 22;4(6):e01404-16. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.01404-16.

Authors

Michael R Weigand¹, Yanhui Peng², Vladimir Loparev², Taccara Johnson², Phalasy Juieng², Sunil Gairola³, Rakesh Kumar³, Umesh Shaligram³, Ramnath Gowrishankar², Hercules Moura², Jon Rees², David M Schieltz², Yulanda Williamson², Adrian Woolfitt², John Barr², M Lucia Tondella², Margaret M Williams²

Affiliations

¹ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA [email protected].
² Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
³ Serum Institute of India Pvt. Ltd., Pune, India.

Abstract

Serum Institute of India is among the world's largest vaccine producers. Here, we report the complete genome sequences for four Bordetella pertussis strains used by Serum Institute of India in the production of whole-cell pertussis vaccines.

Grants and funding

This work was supported by internal funds.