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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Julien Textoris
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-46335 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Bechah Yassina Y Verneau Johanna J Ben Amara Amira A Barry Abdoulaye O AO Lépolard Catherine C Achard Vincent V Panicot-Dubois Laurence L Textoris Julien J Capo Christian C Ghigo Eric E Mege Jean-Louis JL
PloS one 20140516 5
Coxiella burnetii, the agent of Q fever, is known to persist in humans and rodents but its cellular reservoir in hosts remains undetermined. We hypothesized that adipose tissue serves as a C. burnetii reservoir during bacterial latency. BALB/c and C57BL/6 mice were infected with C. burnetii by the intraperitoneal route or the intracheal route. Adipose tissue was tested for the presence of C. burnetii several months after infection. C. burnetii was detected in abdominal, inguinal and dorsal adipo ...[more]