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Molecular Detection and Identification of Bartonella Species in Xenopsylla cheopis Fleas (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae) Collected from Rattus norvegicus Rats in Los Angeles, California

Year: 2011

Type: article

Abstract: Of 200 individual Xenopsylla cheopis fleas removed from Rattus norvegicus rats trapped in downtown Los Angeles, CA, 190 (95%) were positive for the presence of Bartonella DNA. Ninety-one amplicons were sequenced: Bartonella rochalimae-like DNA was detected in 66 examined fleas, and Bartonella tribocorum-like DNA was identified in 25 fleas. The data obtained from this study demonstrate an extremely high prevalence of Bartonella DNA in rat-associated fleas.

Source: Applied and Environmental Microbiology

DOI: 10.1128/aem.06012-11

Authors: Sarah A. Billeter, Vijay A. K. B. Gundi, Michael P. Rood, Michael Y. Kosoy

Institutions: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health

Language: English

Topic: Bartonella species infections research

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W1965877261

FWCI: 3.97

Cites: 7

Cited by: 102

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