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Coxiella burnetiiIsolates Cause Genogroup-Specific Virulence in Mouse and Guinea Pig Models of Acute Q Fever
29 Sept 2009
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Q fever is a zoonotic disease of worldwide significance caused by the obligate intracellular bacterium Coxiella burnetii. Humans with Q fever may experience an acute flu-like illness and pneumonia and/or chronic hepatitis or endocarditis. Various markers demonstrate significant phylogenetic separation between and clustering among isolates from acute and chronic human disease. The clinical and pathological...
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