In vitro and in vivo infectious potential of coxiella burnetii: a study on Belgian livestock isolates.

Q-fever is a zoonosis caused by the gram-negative obligate intracellular pathogen Coxiella burnetii. Since its discovery, and particularly following the recent outbreaks in the Netherlands, C. burnetii appeared as a clear public health concern. In the present study, the infectious potential displaye...

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Main Authors: Marcella Mori, Samira Boarbi, Patrick Michel, Raïssa Bakinahe, Katleen Rits, Pierre Wattiau, David Fretin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3695903?pdf=render