Pathologic changes and immune responses against Coxiella burnetii in mice following infection via non-invasive intratracheal inoculation.

Pathologic changes and immune responses against Coxiella burnetii in mice following infection via non-invasive intratracheal inoculation.

Q fever is a worldwide zoonosis caused by Coxiella burnetii. Human Q fever is typically acquired through inhalation of contaminated aerosols, resulting in an initial pulmonary infection. In this study, BALB/c mice were infected with C. burnetii via an intratracheal (IT) route using a non-invasive ae...

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Main Authors: Xueyuan Hu, Yonghui Yu, Junxia Feng, Mengjiao Fu, Lupeng Dai, Zhiyu Lu, Wenbo Luo, Jinglin Wang, Dongsheng Zhou, Xiaolu Xiong, Bohai Wen, Baohua Zhao, Jun Jiao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0225671

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0225671

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