title: The rickettsias and the bacteria formerly associated with the order Rickettsiales, namely, the genus Coxiella, are of major importance for the study of obligate intracellular microorganisms and their potential use as biological weapons. Preface.
authors.affiliation: Unité des Rickettsies, Faculté de Médecine, URMITE CNRS IRD UMR 6236, Université de la Méditerranée, Marseille, France.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brouqui
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vayssier
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Paddock
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Samuel
mesh_terms: D054045:Biological Warfare Agents; D003381:Coxiella / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D003600:Cytosol / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D012281:Rickettsia / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D014774:Virulence
chemical_list: D054045:Biological Warfare Agents