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Coxiella burnetii, the agent of Q fever, replicates within trophoblasts and induces a unique transcriptional response.
PloS one - 14 Dec 2010
Ben Amara Amira, Ghigo Eric, Le Priol Yannick, Lépolard Catherine, Salcedo Suzana P, Lemichez Emmanuel, Bretelle Florence, Capo Christian, Mege Jean-Louis
Abstract excerpt
Q fever is a zoonosis caused by Coxiella burnetii, an obligate intracellular bacterium typically found in myeloid cells. The infection is a source of severe obstetrical complications in humans and cattle and can undergo chronic evolution in a minority of pregnant women. Because C. burnetii is fou...
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