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Prevalence of Coxiella burnetii in environmental samples collected from cattle farms in Eastern and Central Poland (2011-2012).
Veterinary microbiology - 5 Dec 2014
Bielawska-Drózd Agata, Cieślik Piotr, Mirski Tomasz, Gaweł Jerzy, Michalski Aleksander, Niemcewicz Marcin, Bartoszcze Michał, Żakowska Dorota, Lasocki Krzysztof, Knap Józef, Kocik Janusz
Abstract excerpt
Coxiella burnetii is the etiologic agent of Q fever. It may occur as two different morphological forms, a large cell variant (LCV) and a small cell variant (SCV). The SCV is characterized by unique resistance to physical and chemical factors and may survive in the environment for many months. The objective of this study was to examine environmental samples for the presence of C. burnetii using real-time PCR in...
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