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Natural genetic variation in Drosophila melanogaster reveals genes associated with Coxiella burnetii infection.
Genetics - 31 Mar 2021
Guzman Rosa M, Howard Zachary P, Liu Ziying, Oliveira Ryan D, Massa Alisha T, Omsland Anders, White Stephen N, Goodman Alan G
Abstract excerpt
The gram-negative bacterium Coxiella burnetii is the causative agent of Query (Q) fever in humans and coxiellosis in livestock. Host genetics are associated with C. burnetii pathogenesis both in humans and animals; however, it remains unknown if specific genes are associated with severity of infection. We employed the Drosophila Genetics Reference Panel to perform a genome-wide association study to identify host...
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