Evaluation of the Diagnostic Potential of Recombinant <i>Coxiella burnetii</i> Com1 in an ELISA for the Diagnosis of Q Fever in Sheep, Goats and Cattle

Evaluation of the Diagnostic Potential of Recombinant <i>Coxiella burnetii</i> Com1 in an ELISA for the Diagnosis of Q Fever in Sheep, Goats and Cattle

<i>Coxiella burnetii</i> is the causative agent of Q fever, a zoonosis infecting domestic ruminants and humans. Currently used routine diagnostic tools offer limited sensitivity and specificity and symptomless infected animals may be missed. Therefore, diagnostic tools of higher sensitiv...

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Main Authors: Mareike Stellfeld, Claudia Gerlach, Ina-Gabriele Richter, Peter Miethe, Dominika Fahlbusch, Birgitta Polley, Reinhard Sting, Martin Pfeffer, Heinrich Neubauer, Katja Mertens-Scholz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-08-01
Series:Microorganisms
Subjects:
<i>C. burnetii</i>
Q fever
Com1
antigen
ELISA
diagnostic
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/8/8/1235

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