Genomotyping of Coxiella burnetii using microarrays reveals a conserved genomotype for hard tick isolates.

C. burnetii is a Gram-negative intracellular Y-proteobacteria that causes the zoonotic disease Q fever. Q fever can manifest as an acute or chronic illness. Different typing methods have been previously developed to classify C. burnetii isolates to explore its pathogenicity. Here, we report a compre...

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Main Authors: Quentin Leroy, Fabrice Armougom, Pascal Barbry, Didier Raoult
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22046248/pdf/?tool=EBI