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Coxiella

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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.
Cox·i·el·la (kks-l)
n.
A genus of filterable parasitic bacteria containing small rod-shaped or coccoid, gram-negative cells; it includes the species that causes Q fever in humans.
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).
Wildlife, exotic pets, and emerging zoonoses (1) by Meslin, Francois-Xavier / Emerging Infectious Diseases
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.
Poker players, pneumonia and cat tales by Edwards, Diane D. / Science News
Prevalence of antibodies to Coxiella burnetii, Rickettsia conorii, and Rickettsia typhi in seven African countries.
Histologic features and immunodetection of African tick-bite fever ... by Raoult, Didier / Emerging Infectious Diseases
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