Q fever in pregnant goats: pathogenesis and excretion of Coxiella burnetii.
Coxiella burnetii is an intracellular bacterial pathogen that causes Q fever. Infected pregnant goats are a major source of human infection. However, the tissue dissemination and excretion pathway of the pathogen in goats are still poorly understood. To better understand Q fever pathogenesis, we ino...
Main Authors: | Hendrik-Jan Roest, Betty van Gelderen, Annemieke Dinkla, Dimitrios Frangoulidis, Fred van Zijderveld, Johanna Rebel, Lucien van Keulen |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2012-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3494687?pdf=render |
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