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Leslie A Sim

University of Wyoming

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Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:mouse· 1

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Elizabeth Di Russo CaseiD· 1 shared Parker A GrandPre· 1 shared Shawna C. O. ReediD· 1 shared

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Size Matters: Small Cell Variants of Coxiella burnetii Initiate Replication Early in Primary Macrophages

Leslie A Sim, Parker A GrandPre, Shawna C. O. Reed, Elizabeth Di Russo Case

This study shows that small cell variants of Coxiella burnetii replicate more efficiently than large cell variants in macrophages and fibroblasts, influencing early infection progression.

bioRxiv · Aug 21, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology