Q fever is a zoonotic disease with worldwide distribution having both acute and chronic stages. Q fever is caused by the intracellular bacterium Coxiella burnetii and is endemic in nearly every...
Tag: Gram Negative Coccobacilli
Most species of Haemophilus require both X and V factors for growth. As V factors are released erythrocytes into the medium, it is available for bacteria to utilize. In contrast, hemin is found...
The shape of a bacterium is determined by its rigid cell wall. Bacteria that lack a cell wall (Mycoplasma and L-forms) display a great diversity of unusual shapes. Bacteria having various shapes are...
