[HTML] from plos.orgKL Carey, HJ Newton, A Lührmann… - PLoS Pathogens, 2011 - dx.plos.org Coxiella burnetii is a Gram-negative intracellular bacterium that can cause the human disease Q fever. A type IV secretion system in C. burnetii called Dot/Icm is functionally similar to the Dot/Icm system of Legionella pneumophila. Here we used L. pneumophila to screen a C. ... Cited by 1 - Related articles - Cached - All 3 versions
GJ Blaauw, DW Notermans… - Epidemiology and …, 2011 - Cambridge Univ Press The diagnosis and epidemiological studies of Q fever depend on serology. Among the main methods employed are the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and the immunofluorescent assay test (IFAT). We show that two commercial assays representing the two methods ... Cited by 3 - Related articles - All 3 versions
CJJ Huijsmans, JJA Schellekens… - Applied and …, 2011 - Am Soc Microbiol Coxiella burnetii is the etiological agent of Q fever. Currently, the Netherlands is facing the largest Q fever epidemic ever, with almost 4,000 notified human cases. Although the presence of a hypervirulent strain is hypothesized, epidemiological evidence, such as the animal reservoir(s) and ... Cited by 1 - Related articles - All 4 versions
A de Bruin, A de Groot, L de Heer… - Applied and …, 2011 - Am Soc Microbiol Q fever, caused by Coxiella burnetii, is a zoonosis with a worldwide distribution. A large rural area in the southeast of the Netherlands was heavily affected by Q fever between 2007 and 2009. This initiated the development of a robust and internally controlled multiplex ...