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CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION
Volume 7, Issue 2, Pages 75-79Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0691.2001.00193.x
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Coxiella burnetii; Acanthamoeba castellanii; amoeba
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Objective To determine whether Coxiella burnetii is able to survive within free-living ameoba. Methods When C. burnetii was co-cultured with the free-living amoeba species Acanthamoeba castellanii. Results Viable bacteria were detected for 18 days. Microscopic studies confirmed the presence of bacteria within vacuoles, some of which appeared to be spore-like forms. Conclusion These results indicate that free-living amoebae could provide an intracellular niche for the spore formation and survival of C. burnetii in the environment.
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