Chemical and Immunochemical Studies on Lipopolysaccharides of Coxiella Burnetii Phase I and Phase II

1988 ◽  
pp. 577-591 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hubert Mayer ◽  
Joanna Radziejewska-Lebrecht ◽  
Stefan Schramek
Keyword(s):  
Phase I ◽  
Phase Ii ◽  
Coxiella Burnetii

scholarly journals Animals withCoxiella burnetiiInfection Demonstrate a Western Immunoblot Profile of Chronic Q Fever in Humans

1996 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-48
Author(s):  
TJ Marrie ◽  
Linda Yates
Keyword(s):  
Immune Response ◽  
Phase I ◽  
Phase Ii ◽  
Coxiella Burnetii ◽  
Q Fever ◽  
Western Immunoblotting ◽  
Western Immunoblot ◽  
Chronic Q Fever

Western immunoblotting was used to compare the immune response toCoxiella burnetiiphase I and phase II antigens of humans with acute and chronic Q fever with that of infected cats, rabbits, cows and raccoons. The cats, rabbits, cows and raccoons had an immunoblot profile similar to that of the human with chronic Q fever.

scholarly journals Truckin' pneumonia—an outbreak of Q fever in a truck repair plant probably due to aerosols from clothing contaminated by contact with newborn kittens

1989 ◽  
Vol 102 (1) ◽  
pp. 119-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas J. Marrie ◽  
Donald Langille ◽  
Vasilia Papukna ◽  
Linda Yates
Keyword(s):  
Phase I ◽  
Phase Ii ◽  
Coxiella Burnetii ◽  
Attack Rate ◽  
Q Fever ◽  
The Other ◽  
High Antibody ◽  
First Case ◽  
The Family ◽  
Antibody Titres

SUMMARYWe describe an outbreak of Q fever affecting 16 of 32 employees at a truck repair plant. None of the cases were exposed to cattle, sheep or goats. the traditional reservoirs of Q fever. The cases did not work, live on, or visit farms or attend livestock auctions. One of the employees had a cat which gave birth to kittens 2 weeks prior to the first case of Q fever in the plant. The cat owner fed the kittens every day before coming to work as the cat would not let the kittens suckle. Serum from the cat had high antibody titres to phase I and phase IICoxiella burnetiiantigens. The attack rate among the employees where the cat owner worked. 13 of 19 (68%), was higher than that of employees elsewhere, 3 of 13 (28%) [P <0·01]. The cat owner's wife and son also developed Q fever. None of the family members of the other employees with Q fever was so affected.We conclude that this outbreak of Q fever probably resulted from exposure to the contaminated clothing of the cat owner.

scholarly journals Early Diagnosis and Treatment of Patients with Symptomatic Acute Q Fever Do Not Prohibit IgG Antibody Responses to Coxiella burnetii

2012 ◽  
Vol 19 (10) ◽  
pp. 1661-1666 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. C. H. Wielders ◽  
L. M. Kampschreur ◽  
P. M. Schneeberger ◽  
M. M. Jager ◽  
A. I. M. Hoepelman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Early Diagnosis ◽  
Phase I ◽  
Phase Ii ◽  
Coxiella Burnetii ◽  
Q Fever ◽  
Antibody Responses ◽  
Igg Antibody ◽  
Antibody Titers ◽  
Acute Q Fever

ABSTRACTLittle is known about the effect of timing of antibiotic treatment on development of IgG antibodies following acute Q fever. We studied IgG antibody responses in symptomatic patients diagnosed either before or during development of the serologic response toCoxiella burnetii. Between 15 and 31 May 2009, 186 patients presented with acute Q fever, of which 181 were included in this retrospective study: 91 early-diagnosed (ED) acute Q fever patients, defined as negative IgM phase II enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and positive PCR, and 90 late-diagnosed (LD) acute Q fever patients, defined as positive/dubious IgM phase II ELISA and positive immunofluorescence assay (IFA). Follow-up serology at 3, 6, and 12 months was performed using IFA (IgG phase I and II). High IgG antibody titers were defined as IgG phase II titers of ≥1:1,024 together with IgG phase I titers of ≥1:256. At 12 months, 28.6% of ED patients and 19.5% of LD patients had high IgG antibody titers (P= 0.17). No statistically significant differences were found in frequencies of IgG phase I and IgG phase II antibody titers at all follow-up appointments for adequately and inadequately treated patients overall, as well as for ED and LD patients analyzed separately. Additionally, no significant difference was found in frequencies of high antibody titers and between early (treatment started within 7 days after seeking medical attention) and late timing of treatment. This study indicates that early diagnosis and antibiotic treatment of acute Q fever do not prohibit development of the IgG antibody response.

Effect of vaccination with phase I and phase II Coxiella burnetii vaccines in pregnant goats

Vaccine ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 23 (35) ◽  
pp. 4392-4402 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nathalie Arricau-Bouvery ◽  
Armel Souriau ◽  
Christelle Bodier ◽  
Philippe Dufour ◽  
Elodie Rousset ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phase I ◽  
Phase Ii ◽  
Coxiella Burnetii

scholarly journals Culture under normoxic conditions and enhanced virulence of phase II Coxiella burnetii transformed with a RSF1010-based shuttle vector

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shengdong Luo ◽  
Zemin He ◽  
Zhihui Sun ◽  
Yonghui Yu ◽  
Yongqiang Jiang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Phase I ◽  
Phase Ii ◽  
Coxiella Burnetii ◽  
Q Fever ◽  
Shuttle Vector ◽  
Axenic Culture ◽  
Hypoxic Condition ◽  
Kanamycin Resistance ◽  
Temperature Sensitive ◽  
Egfp Gene

AbstractCoxiella burnetii is a Gram-negative, facultative intracellular microorganism that can cause acute or chronic Q fever in human. It was recognized as an obligate intracellular organism until the revolutionary design of an axenic cystine culture medium (ACCM). Present axenic culture of C. burnetii strictly requires a hypoxic condition (<10% oxygen). Here we investigated the normoxic growth of C. burnetii strains in ACCM-2 with or without tryptophan supplementation. Three C. burnetii strains - Henzerling phase I, Nine Mile phase II and a Nine Mile phase II transformant, were included. The transformant contains a pMMGK plasmid that is composed of a RSF1010 ori, a repABC operon, an eGFP gene and a kanamycin resistance cassette. We found that, under normoxia if staring from an appropriate concentration of fresh age inocula, Nine Mile phase II can grow significantly in ACCM-2 with tryptophan, while the transformant can grow robustly in ACCM-2 with or without tryptophan. In contrast, long-term frozen stocks of phase II and its transformant, and Henzerling phase I of different ages had no growth capability under normoxia under any circumstances. Furthermore, frozen stocks of the transformant consistently caused large splenomegaly in SCID mice, while wild type Nine Mile phase II induced a lesser extent of splenomegaly. Taken together, our data show that normoxic cultivation of phase II C. burnetii can be achieved under certain conditions. Our data suggests that tryptophan and an unknown temperature sensitive signal are involved in the expression of genes for normoxic growth regulated by quorum sensing in C. burnetii.

scholarly journals Immunisation de chiens avec des vaccins contre la fièvre Q: comparaison entre des vaccins de Coxiella burnetii de phase I, phase II et du RCM de phase I

1993 ◽  
Vol 46 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 87-94
Author(s):  
J.C. Williams ◽  
M.G. Peacock ◽  
R.E. Race
Keyword(s):  
Phase I ◽  
Phase Ii ◽  
Coxiella Burnetii ◽  
Immunité Cellulaire

Des vaccins contre la fièvre Q ont été testés sur des chiens de races croisées en utilisant des cellules entières de Coxiella burnetii inactivées à la formaline dans la phase I (CEI) ou phase II (CEII) ou le résidu obtenu par extraction par chloroforme/méthanol (RCM) de cellules en phase I. Le vaccin CEI mélangé (1 : 1) à l'adjuvant incomplet de Freund (AIF) a provoqué des réponses immunitaires humorales aux antigènes des phases I et II, comme il a été mesuré par le test de microagglutination. Le vaccin RCM mélangé (1 : 1) à l'AIF a engendré des titres d'anticorps spécifiques aux antigènes de phases I et II plus élevés que le vaccin CEI. Le vaccin CEII a produit seulement des anticorps contre des antigènes de phase II. La durée d'un érythème et d'une induration après des tests dermiques avec des antigènes de Coxiella burnetii, fait penser à une immunité cellulaire. Les résultats des tests dermiques montrent que le vaccin RCM est le meilleur choix comparé aux vaccins CE, étant donné l'absence de formation tardive des granulomes par le premier. D'autres études seront nécessaires pour déterminer l'origine des réactions indésirables et pour évaluer l'efficacité des vaccins contre la coxiellose des chiens.

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