Rickettsia felis (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae) in Ctenocephalides felis felis (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae) in the State of São Paulo, Brazil Rickettsia felis (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae) em Ctenocephalides felis felis (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae) no estado de São Paulo

Rickettsia felis (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae) in Ctenocephalides felis felis (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae) in the State of São Paulo, Brazil Rickettsia felis (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae) em Ctenocephalides felis felis (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae) no estado de São Paulo

Samples of 10 and 14 Ctenocephalides felis felis fleas were collected on dogs from Pedreira and Mogi das Cruzes municipalities, respectively, in the State of São Paulo, Brazil, for detection of Rickettsia spp. Individual fleas were submitted to Polymerase Chain Reaction targeting the 17-kDa and the...

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Main Authors: M.C. Horta, A. Pinter, A. Cortez, R.M. Soares, S.M. Gennari, T.T.S. Schumaker, M.B. Labruna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais 2005-06-01
Series:Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia
Subjects:
cão
Rickettsia felis
Ctenocephalides felis felis
gene 190-kDa
dog
190-kDa gene
Brazil
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352005000300008

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