Coxiella burnetii, the causative agent of Q fever, has been a long-standing public health problem. Animals can become infected and shed the organism resulting in aerosol transmission to humans. This organism has been considered to have potential for use as a bioterrorism weapon and has been placed on the Select Agent List which is regulated by Health and Human Services (HHS) and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). There has been limited assay development for the detection of C. burnetii in environmental sample types

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利用标准方法性能要求检测环境样品中的柯氏杆菌

Q发热的病原体柯氏杆菌一直是一个长期存在的公共卫生问题。动物会被感染并释放生物，从而导致气溶胶传播给人类。该生物被认为具有用作生物恐怖主义武器的潜力，并已被列入“选择代理名单”，该名单由卫生与公共服务局（HHS）和美国农业部（USDA）监管。在环境样品类型中检测伯氏梭状芽胞杆菌的检测方法发展有限