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Coxiella /Cox·i·el·la/ (kok?se-el´ah) a genus of rickettsiae, including C. burnet´ii, the etiologic agent of Q fever.
Coxiella a genus of obligately intracellular bacteria in the order Legionellale, previously classified among the Rickettsiales but recently found to be most closely related to Legionella pneumonophila. It contains a single genus, C. burnetii, the causative agent of q fever of humans. It also infects the trophoblast cells of sheep and cattle without causing disease. |
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Petting zoos, where children are allowed to approach and feed captive wildlife and domestic animals, have been linked to several zoonotic outbreaks, including infections caused by Escherichia coli O157:H7, salmonellae, and Coxiella burnetii (33). The pneumonia --a complication of a disease called Q fever caused by the rickettsial organism Coxiella burnetti--was transmitted to the 12 card players by a cat living in the house, say the scientists. Prevalence of antibodies to Coxiella burnetii, Rickettsia conorii, and Rickettsia typhi in seven African countries. |
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