The interplay between species and locations shapes vector fleas microbial communities in plague foci: pathogens rather than symbionts?

Besides causing allergies from their bites, fleas transmit the most notorious zoonotic pathogen, Yersinia pestis. They also harbor commensal bacteria in their guts. Here, the microbial communities of fleas were characterized using 16S rRNA Next-Generation Sequencing to understand microbial interacti...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Main Authors:	Shahin Seidi, Abbasali Raz, Naseh Maleki-Ravasan, Esmaeil Forouzan, Fateh Karimian, Florent Sebbane, Aria Sohrabi, Saber Esmaeili, Ehsan Mostafavi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-05-01
Subjects:	microbiome Yersinia pestis Bartonella Wolbachia Cardinium Rickettsia
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2025.1568103/full