Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, 72205, USA.
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, 72205, USA.
Microbes Infect. 2020 Apr;22(3):100-110. doi: 10.1016/j.micinf.2019.09.001. Epub 2019 Sep 28.
Coxiella burnetii is an intracellular bacterium that causes acute and chronic Q fever. This unique pathogen has been historically challenging to study due to obstacles in genetically manipulating the organism and the inability of small animal models to fully mimic human Q fever. Here, we review the current state of C. burnetii research, highlighting new approaches that allow the mechanistic study of infection in disease relevant settings.
贝氏柯克斯体是一种细胞内细菌,可引起急性和慢性 Q 热。由于在遗传操作该生物体方面存在障碍以及小型动物模型无法完全模拟人类 Q 热,这种独特的病原体在历史上一直具有挑战性。在这里,我们回顾了目前对 C. 燃烧的研究状态。贝氏柯克斯体,突出了允许在与疾病相关的环境中进行感染机制研究的新方法。