The Recent Evolution of a Maternally-Inherited Endosymbiont of Ticks Led to the Emergence of the Q Fever Pathogen, Coxiella burnetii

Q fever is a highly infectious disease with a worldwide distribution. Its causative agent, the intracellular bacterium Coxiella burnetii, infects a variety of vertebrate species, including humans. Its evolutionary origin remains almost entirely unknown and uncertainty persists regarding the identity...

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Veröffentlicht in:PLoS pathogens 2015-05, Vol.11 (5), p.e1004892-e1004892
Hauptverfasser: Duron, Olivier, Noël, Valérie, McCoy, Karen D, Bonazzi, Matteo, Sidi-Boumedine, Karim, Morel, Olivier, Vavre, Fabrice, Zenner, Lionel, Jourdain, Elsa, Durand, Patrick, Arnathau, Céline, Renaud, François, Trape, Jean-François, Biguezoton, Abel S, Cremaschi, Julie, Dietrich, Muriel, Léger, Elsa, Appelgren, Anaïs, Dupraz, Marlène, Gómez-Díaz, Elena, Diatta, Georges, Dayo, Guiguigbaza-Kossigan, Adakal, Hassane, Zoungrana, Sébastien, Vial, Laurence, Chevillon, Christine
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