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First isolation of Coxiella burnetii from clinical material by cell-free medium (ACCM2).
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 May 2015
Boden K, Wolf K, Hermann B, Frangoulidis D
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A disadvantage in Q fever diagnostics and research is the insensitive and difficult culture of Coxiella burnetii. This intracellular organism can only be isolated using embryonated eggs, animal hosts, or mammalian cell culture. In consequence, it has only been possible to isolate a few strains fr...
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