Bacterium
coxiella burnetii
Subclass of:
Coxiella
Definitions related to coxiella burnetii:
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A species of aerobic, Gram negative, coccobacilli shaped bacteria in the phylum Proteobacteria. This species is obligately intracellular, sporeforming, acidophilic, pleomorphic and catalase positive. C. burnetti is pathogenic, being the causative agent of Q fever.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A species of gram-negative bacteria that grows preferentially in the vacuoles of the host cell. It is the etiological agent of Q FEVER.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Any bacterial organism that can be assigned to the species Coxiella burnetii.CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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Species of gram negative bacteria that grows preferentially in the vacuoles of the host cell; etiologic agent of Q fever; historically classified within the Rickettsiales order, is now taxonomically placed in the Legionellales order, Coxiellaceae family.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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