title: Rickettsia felis in fleas, Western Australia.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Veterinary and Biomedical Science, Murdoch University, South Str., Murdoch, Perth, WA 6150, Australia.
authors.forename: Drew
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schloderer
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Owen
authors.forename: Phillip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stenos
authors.forename: Stanley G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Fenwick
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000469:parasitology; D002415:Cats; D002950:Citrate (si)-Synthase / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000469:parasitology; D004285:Dogs; D004478:Ectoparasitic Infestations / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary; D005784:Gene Amplification; D007303:Insect Vectors / Q000382:microbiology*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012282:Rickettsia Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary; D041161:Rickettsia felis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005423:Siphonaptera / Q000382:microbiology*; D014904:Western Australia / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; D002950:Citrate (si)-Synthase