Culture of C. burnetii from the dental pulp of experimentally infected guinea pigs

Gérard Aboudharam; Michel Drancourt; Didier Raoult

doi:10.1016/j.micpath.2004.02.002

Culture of C. burnetii from the dental pulp of experimentally infected guinea pigs

Microb Pathog. 2004 Jun;36(6):349-50. doi: 10.1016/j.micpath.2004.02.002.

Authors

Gérard Aboudharam¹, Michel Drancourt, Didier Raoult

Affiliation

¹ Faculté de Médecine, Universite de la Mediterranee, Unité des Rickettsies-CNRS UMR 6020, 27 Boulevard Jean Moulin, 13385 Marseille Cedex 5, France.

PMID: 15120161
DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2004.02.002

Abstract

An experimental model of Q fever in Guinea pigs was studied. Coxiella burnetii was cultured from the dental pulp of infected animals following bacteremia.

MeSH terms

Animals
Bacteremia / microbiology
Coxiella burnetii / growth & development*
Coxiella burnetii / isolation & purification*
Dental Pulp / microbiology*
Dental Pulp / pathology
Disease Models, Animal
Guinea Pigs
Q Fever / microbiology*