• Q fever is a zoonosis caused by Coxiella burnetii , an intracellular gram-negative bacterium that is prevalent throughout the world ( 1 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Coxiella burnetii is a gram-negative bacterium that is the etiologic agent of the zoonotic disease Q fever. (bvsalud.org)
  • SERION ELISA classic Coxiella burnetii IgM is recommended for the detection of acute Q-fever, while SERION ELISA classic Coxiella burnetii (Phase 2) IgG supports the differential diagnosis of infections of the respiratory tract, especially atypical pneumonia. (qedbio.com)
  • SERION ELISA classic Coxiella burnetii (Phase I) tests are recommended for the diagnosis of chronic Q-fever. (qedbio.com)
  • Q fever is a zoonosis caused by the bacterium Coxiella burnetii . (cdc.gov)
  • To determine the genetic background of C. burnetii in domestic ruminants responsible for the human Q fever outbreak, we genotyped 126 C. burnetii -positive samples from ruminants by using a 10-loci multilocus variable-number tandem-repeat analyses panel and compared them with internationally known genotypes. (cdc.gov)
  • This finding strengthens the probability that this genotype of C. burnetii is responsible for the human Q fever epidemic in the Netherlands. (cdc.gov)
  • However, other animal species, including pet animals, birds, and several species of arthropods, can be infected by C. burnetii and cause human cases of Q fever ( 2 - 5 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Q-fever is a zoonotic disease caused by Coxiella burnetii, a species of bacteria that is distributed globally. (dolfinin.com)
  • Confirming a diagnosis of Q-fever requires serologic testing to detect the presence of antibodies to C. burnetii antigens. (dolfinin.com)
  • Coxiella burnetii is an obligate intracellular gram-negative bacterial pathogen, an ethiological agent of Q-fever, a zoonotic disease, elapsing as an acute (mostly atypical pneumonia) or a chronic (mostly endocarditis) form. (iimmun.ru)
  • Recent success in the cultivation of Tropheryma whipplei [4] (which causes Wipple's disease) and Coxiella burnetii [5] (which causes Q fever) using genome-based metabolic pathway analyses has renewed interest in formulating axenic growth media for M. leprae . (internationaltextbookofleprosy.org)
  • Molecular detection of Coxiella burnetii in the sera of patients with Q fever endocarditis or vascular infection. (wakeupuganda.org)
  • E. coli O157:H7, Salmonella, Cryptosporidium, Coxiella burnetii, Campylobacter, Yersinia enterocolitica, and ringworm are among the germs that can be transferred from animals to people and that's why it is important to give animal cleanliness. (kwikpets.com)
  • In the past, the microagglutination (MA) assay and the complement fixation (CF) test were mainly used to detect antibodies to C. burnetii. (dolfinin.com)
  • These tests are still widely used in the veterinary medicine as they do not require a sophisticated laboratory equipment and the CF test is often used as a golden standard in detecting antibodies to C. burnetii. (dolfinin.com)
  • C. burnetii promotes maturation of specific phagolysosome-like compartment in host cell, called coxiella-containing vacuole, within this vacuole pathogen becames metabolically activated and actively replicates. (iimmun.ru)
  • Except that C. burnetii involves autophagic pathway during coxiella-containing vacuole formation, and induction of autophagy promotes pathogen replication. (iimmun.ru)
  • Infection with Coxiella burnetii can be acute or chronic, and exhibits a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations. (kitpcr.com)
  • C. burnetii does not usually cause clinical disease in these animals, although abortion in goats and sheep has been linked to C. burnetii infection. (dolfinin.com)
  • Survivance of infected cells is important for chronic infection with C. burnetii. (iimmun.ru)
  • During infection C. burnetii translocates effector substrates from bacterial cytosole to euca ryotic host cell cytosole using type IV secretion system, where effectors modulate host cell proteins. (iimmun.ru)
  • Multispacer sequence typing is based on DNA sequence variations in 10 short intergenic regions and can be performed on isolated C. burnetii strains or directly on extracted DNA from clinical samples ( 12 , 14 , 15 ). (cdc.gov)
  • MLVA also can be performed on C. burnetii strains ( 11 , 15 ) or directly on DNA extracted from clinical samples ( 16 ). (cdc.gov)
  • These results suggest that a limited number of C. burnetii sequence types are circulating in the U.S. environment and these strains have close associations with specific reservoir species. (bvsalud.org)
  • Growth in ACCM-2 may not be suitable for isolation of many C. burnetii strains. (bvsalud.org)
  • Specific sec reted proteins for variety of strains and isolates were identified, confirmed that certain pathotypes of C. burnetii can exist. (iimmun.ru)
  • The bacteria that cause tularemia occur widely in nature and could be isolated and grown in quantity in a laboratory, although manufacturing an effective aerosol weapon would require considerable sophistication. (cdc.gov)
  • After internalization of bacteria maturation of phagolysosome-like compartment and large coxiella-containing vacuole formation occure, and vacuole can occupy nearly the whole cytoplasm of the host cell. (iimmun.ru)
  • Identification and characterization of novel virulence factors it is now possible through axenic media for C. burnetii cultivation and development of site-specific mutagenesis and other genetic technics, which is important for research of C. burnetii molecular pathogenesis. (iimmun.ru)
  • Internalisation of C. burnetii occurs using actin-mediated phagocytosis and zipper mechanism. (iimmun.ru)
  • Multilocus variable-number tandem-repeat analyses (MLVA) is based on variation in repeat number in tandemly repeated DNA elements on multiple loci in the genome of C. burnetii and might be more discriminatory than multispacer sequence typing ( 13 , 15 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Only about one-half of all people infected with C. burnetii show signs of clinical illness. (dolfinin.com)
  • A limited investigation by genotyping with MLVA recently showed that farms and humans in the Netherlands are infected by multiple different, yet closely related, genotypes of C. burnetii ( 16 ). (cdc.gov)
  • These animals shed C. burnetii into the environment, and humans are infected by inhalation of aerosols. (bvsalud.org)
  • Actual reporting of test results depends on the full battery of tests requested, day of the week/time of day samples arrive at the testing laboratory, and the quantity/quality of samples submitted. (tamu.edu)
  • Most animal species that carry C. burnetii show no symptoms ( 4 ). (cdc.gov)
  • A survey of 1622 environmental samples taken across the United States in 2006-2008 found that 23.8% of the samples contained C. burnetii DNA. (bvsalud.org)
  • We present here a case of suspected severe aflatoxicosis in a migrant Thai worker who consumed large quantities of contaminated food shipped to him from his native country. (gastrores.org)
  • C. burnetii elongate the viability of host cell by two ways: it actively inhibits apoptotic signal cascades and induce pro-survival factors. (iimmun.ru)
  • Coxiella persists as metabolically inactive spore-like form in environment. (iimmun.ru)
  • As for the Hijacker, I suggest you train them in quantity to ensure success. (talleresanyfe.com)
  • Thus, to ensure the destruction of Coxiella , temperature of pasteurization was raised to 145°F (62.8°C). (biotechfront.com)