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Identification and Characterization of an Immunodominant 28-Kilodalton Coxiella burnetii Outer Membrane Protein Specific to Isolates Associated with Acute Disease
24 Feb 2005
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Coxiella burnetii causes acute Q fever in humans and occasional chronic infections that typically manifest as endocarditis or hepatitis. Isolates associated with acute disease were found to be distinct from a group of chronic disease isolates by a variety of biochemical parameters and in a guinea pig fever model of acute disease, suggesting a difference in virulence potential. We compared antigenic polypeptides...
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