Rickettsia felis in Fleas, Western Australia

Schloderer, Drew; Owen, Helen; Clark, Phillip; Stenos, John; Fenwick, Stanley G.

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Rickettsia felis in Fleas, Western Australia

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May 2006
By Schloderer, Drew ; Owen, Helen ; Clark, Phillip ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Schloderer, Drew ; Owen, Helen ; Clark, Phillip ; Stenos, John ; Fenwick, Stanley G.
Description:

This study is the first confirmation of Rickettsia felis in Australia. The organism was identified from 4 species of fleas obtained from dogs and cats in Western Australia, by using polymerase chain reaction amplification and DNA sequencing of the citrate synthase and outer membrane protein A genes.
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Animals Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins Cat Diseases Cats Citrate (Si)-Synthase Dog Diseases Dogs Ectoparasitic Infestations Gene Amplification Insect Vectors Polymerase Chain Reaction Rickettsia Infections Siphonaptera
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Emerg Infect Dis. 12(5):841-843.
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Journal Article
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Western Australia
Volume:

12
Issue:

5
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:607ca4b6351d6cb09c3a5700b463a4ff11bd75113400a8d5c0dd76a2ec68b3b3
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