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Interaction of Coxiella burnetii Strains of Different Sources and Genotypes with Bovine and Human Monocyte-Derived Macrophages.
Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology - 1 Jan 2017
Sobotta Katharina, Hillarius Kirstin, Jiménez Pablo H, Kerner Katharina, Heydel Carsten, Menge Christian
Abstract excerpt
Most human Q fever infections originate from small ruminants. By contrast, highly prevalent shedding of Coxiella (C.) burnetii by bovine milk rarely results in human disease. We hypothesized that primary bovine and human monocyte-derived macrophages (MDM) represent a suitable in vitro model for the identification of strain-specific virulence properties at the cellular level. Twelve different C. burnetii strains...
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