Persistence of Coxiella burnetii in beetles. Dermestes maculatus (Dermestidae).
Coxiella burnetti persisted irregularly in the larvae, pupae and imagos of Dermestes maculatus till 8th week after oral infection. Coxiella was probably transmitted between individual developmental stages by passages in the digestive tract.
D000818:Animals; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000382:microbiology*; D003381:Coxiella / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007814:Larva / Q000382:microbiology