| Literature DB >> 7889323 |
Abstract
The Q fever agent, Coxiella burnetii, thrives in the acidic environment of the phagolysosome of the host cell. How this obligate intracellular agent manages to survive within this hostile milieu is unknown; however, several of its enzymes may eliminate or prevent the formation of toxic oxygen metabolites by the host cell. Also implicated as virulence factors are its surface lipopolysaccharide and plasmids.Entities:
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Year: 1994 PMID: 7889323 DOI: 10.1016/0966-842x(94)90651-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Microbiol ISSN: 0966-842X Impact factor: 17.079