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.
A primeira descrición do que probablemente era Coxiella burnetii publicouna en 1925 Hideyo Noguchi, pero, como as súas mostras non sobreviviron, non está claro se se trataba deste organismo.