Complete Genome Sequence of Bordetella pertussis Strain VA-190 Isolated from a Vaccinated 10-Year-Old Patient with Whooping Cough.

ABSTRACT: The number of cases of pertussis has increased in the United States despite vaccination. We present the genome of an isolate of Bordetella pertussis from a vaccinated patient from Virginia. The genome was sequenced by long-read methodology and compared to that of a clinical isolate used for laboratory studies, D420.

SUBMITTER: Eby JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5026437 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature