ORIGINAL RESEARCH
Genotypic characteristics of Bordetella pertussis, candidate strains for production of pertussis component of vaccines (statement I)
1 Gabrichevsky Research Institute for Epidemiology and Microbiology, Moscow, Russia
2 Scientific Centre for Expert Evaluation of Medicinal Products, Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russia
3 Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russia
Correspondence should be addressed: Olga Yu. Borisova
Admirala Makarova, 10, 125212, Moscow, Russia; ur.liam@avosirobglo
Author contribution: Borisova OY — molecular genetic research, data analysis, literature analysis, manuscript authoring; Andrievskaya IY — molecular genetic research, data analysis, manuscript authoring; Pimenova AS, Gadua NT, Chagina IA, Alekseeva IA — microbiological research, manuscript authoring; Borisova AB, Kafarskaya LI — literature analysis, data analysis, manuscript authoring; Chaplin AV — bioinformatic and phylogenetic analysis, manuscript authoring.