Coxiella burnetii
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Related Terms
bioterrorism /chemical warfare, gram negative bacteria, Q fever
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Scope Note
species of gram negative bacteria that grows preferentially in the vacuoles of the host cell; etiologic agent of Q fever; historically classified within the Rickettsiales order, is now taxonomically placed in the Legionellales order, Coxiellaceae family.
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- Significance for Bioterrorism Coxiella burnetii is a highly infectious agent that is rather resistant to heat and drying.
- Related Collections Vector-borne diseases Lipids & Lipoproteins Infections -- General Microbiology Cell Membrane & Membrane Proteins Replication of Coxiella burnetii Is Inhibited in CHO K-1 Cells Treated with Inhibitors of Cholesterol Metabolism DALE HOWE and ROBERT A.
- Lipopolysaccharide from Coxiella burnetii is involved in bacterial phagocytosis, filamentous actin reorganization, and inflammatory responses through Toll-like receptor 4.
- Because Coxiella burnetii is such a difficult organism to work with, there is little known about the immunopathogenesis of Q fever pneumonia.
- Introduction- Coxiella burnetii is the etiologic agent of Q fever, a potential bioweapon and select agent, and one of the most infectious pathogens known.
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