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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Schloderer, Drew ; Owen, Helen ; Clark, Phillip ; Stenos, John ; Fenwick, Stanley G.
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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

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 12(5):841-843.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
Western Australia
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:607ca4b6351d6cb09c3a5700b463a4ff11bd75113400a8d5c0dd76a2ec68b3b3
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