Comparative virulence of diverseCoxiella burnetiistrains

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Coxiella burnetii is an intracellular, gram-negative bacterium that causes the zoonosis Q fever. This disease typically presents as an acute flu-like illness with persistent, focalized infections occurring less frequently. Clinical outcomes of Q fever have been associated with distinct genomic groups of C. burnetii, suggesting that gene content is responsible for virulence potential. To investigate this...

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