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Coxiella burnetii

Broader Terms:

bacteria

Related Terms:

bioterrorism /chemical warfare

Related Terms:

gram negative bacteria

Related Terms:

Q fever

Scope Note:

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.

Term Number:

5002-0053


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