To determine the effect of STING on C. burnetii infection, wild-type (WT) and STING-deficient (STINGgt/gt) mouse bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDMs) were mock-infected or infected with C. burnetii at a multiplicity of infection (MOI) of 100 genome equivalents (GE)/cell. The gene discussed is STING1; the disease is infection.