• The cellular and humoral immune response against primary infection with Coxiella burnetii 

    Schoenlaub, Laura Linn, 1988- (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
    Coxiella burnetii infection in mice results in a limited febrile illness that can be measured by examining splenomegaly, bacterial burden, and histopathology. In humans, this disease is known as Q fever. Using the mouse ...
  • Vaccine-induced protective immunity against coxiella burnetii 

    Ledbetter, Lindsey Elizabeth (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)
    Coxiella burnetii is an obligate intracellular Gram-negative bacterial pathogen and the causative agent of human Q fever. This disease presents acutely as a flu-like illness, although it can escalate to a chronic and often ...