Coxiella
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Coxiella is a genus of intracellular, Gram-negative bacteria best known for including Coxiella burnetii, the causative agent of Q fever in humans and animals.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Coxiella burnetii | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | bacterial genus ⓘ |
| belongsToDomain | Bacteria ⓘ |
| biosafetyConcern | laboratory-acquired infections risk ⓘ |
| biosafetyLevelForCoxiellaBurnetii | BSL-3 ⓘ |
| biosurveillanceRelevance | potential biothreat agent ⓘ |
| cellularOrganization | prokaryote ⓘ |
| cellWallStructure | lipopolysaccharide-containing outer membrane ⓘ |
| class | Gammaproteobacteria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| clinicalSignificance | cause of Q fever outbreaks ⓘ |
| diagnosticMethodForSpecies |
PCR
ⓘ
culture in cell lines ⓘ serology ⓘ |
| diseaseCausedBySpecies | Q fever ⓘ |
| environmentalResistance | high resistance to environmental stress ⓘ |
| family | Coxiellaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genomeType | circular double-stranded DNA ⓘ |
| gramStain | Gram-negative ⓘ |
| hostRange |
domestic animals
ⓘ
humans ⓘ wild animals ⓘ |
| intracellularLifestyle | obligate intracellular pathogen ⓘ |
| intracellularLocation | phagolysosome-like vacuoles ⓘ |
| kingdom | Bacteria ⓘ |
| largeCellForm | large cell variant ⓘ |
| metabolism | obligate intracellular ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Herald Rea Cox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSpecies | Coxiella burnetii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Legionellales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oxygenRequirement | aerobic ⓘ |
| pathogenicity |
pathogenic to animals
ⓘ
pathogenic to humans ⓘ |
| phylum | Pseudomonadota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryReservoir |
cattle
ⓘ
goats ⓘ sheep ⓘ |
| reproduction | binary fission ⓘ |
| shape | pleomorphic coccobacillus ⓘ |
| sporeLikeForm | small cell variant ⓘ |
| stainingCharacteristic | Giemsa-positive ⓘ |
| taxonRank | genus ⓘ |
| transmissionRoute |
aerosolized particles
ⓘ
inhalation of contaminated dust ⓘ |
| typeSpecies | Coxiella burnetii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vectorOrReservoir | ticks ⓘ |
| zoonosis | yes ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Coxiella burnetii