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Galleria mellonella as an alternative model of Coxiella burnetii infection
28 Mar 2014
Abstract excerpt
Coxiella burnetii is a Gram-negative intracellular bacterium and is the causative agent of the zoonotic disease Q fever. Several rodent and non-human primate models of virulent phase I C. burnetii [Nine Mile (NM)I] have been developed, and have been used to determine the efficacy of antibiotics and vaccine candidates. However, there are several advantages to using insect models to study host-microbe interactions,...
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