Coxiella burnetii infections (Q fever)
T.J. Marrie
Abstract
T.J. Marrie
Abstract
Q fever is a zoonosis caused by Coxiella burnetii, an intracellular Gram-negative spore-forming bacterium, the common animal reservoirs of which are cattle, sheep, and goats, although in a large outbreak in the Netherlands it appears that rats, Rattus norvegicus and R. rattus, may have played a role in the spread of the condition. ...
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Q fever is a zoonosis caused by Coxiella burnetii, an intracellular Gram-negative spore-forming bacterium, the common animal reservoirs of which are cattle, sheep, and goats, although in a large outbreak in the Netherlands it appears that rats, Rattus norvegicus and R. rattus, may have played a role in the spread of the condition. ...
Key concepts: Coxiella burnetii, Q fever, Zoonosis, Outbreak, Biology, Microbiology, Virology, Intracellular parasite