Genome sequence of Brucella abortus vaccine strain S19 compared to virulent strains yields candidate virulence genes.

ABSTRACT: The Brucella abortus strain S19, a spontaneously attenuated strain, has been used as a vaccine strain in vaccination of cattle against brucellosis for six decades. Despite many studies, the physiological and molecular mechanisms causing the attenuation are not known. We have applied pyrosequencing technology together with conventional sequencing to rapidly and comprehensively determine the complete genome sequence of the attenuated Brucella abortus vaccine strain S19. The main goal of this study is to identify candidate virulence genes by systematic comparative analysis of the attenuated strain with the published genome sequences of two virulent and closely related strains of B. abortus, 9-941 and 2308. The two S19 chromosomes are 2,122,487 and 1,161,449 bp in length. A total of 3062 genes

SUBMITTER: Crasta OR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2364660 | biostudies-literature | 2008 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature