gram-negative pleomorphic coccobacilli.

C. burnetii, the causative agent of Q fever, a zoonosis that is most often transmitted by aerosolized soil or animal products.
Human infection, through the inhalation of contaminated aerosols, can cause a broad spectrum of presentations ranging from asymptomatic infection to life-threatening systemic infection

Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Gammaproteobacteria; Legionellales; Coxiellaceae; Coxiella