Coxiella (gastropod), genus of snails from saline lakes in the family Pomatiopsidae
The authors also argue that feral cats act as vectors for diseases that can impact domestic cats, wildlife and humans, examples include feline leukemia virus, feline immunodeficiency virus, fleas and ear mites (which are also carried by canines and wildlife), hookworms, roundworms, Bartonella, Rickettsia, Coxiella and Toxoplasma gondii, and that fecal matter has also been shown to degrade water quality.
Coxiella (gastropod) | ''Coxiella'' (gastropod) | Coxiella |
The first description of what may have been Coxiella burnetii was published in 1925 by Hideyo Noguchi, but, since his samples did not survive, it remains unclear as to whether it was the same organism.