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Resident Alveolar Macrophages Are Susceptible to and Permissive of Coxiella burnetii Infection

Coxiella burnetii, the causative agent of Q fever, is a zoonotic disease with potentially life-threatening complications in humans. Inhalation of low doses of Coxiella bacteria can result in infection of the host alveolar macrophage (AM). However, it is not known whether a subset of AMs within the h...

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Autores principales: Calverley, Matthew, Erickson, Sara, Read, Amanda J., Harmsen, Allen G.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3526480/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23284825
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0051941