Rickettsia felis in fleas, Western Australia.
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.
Schloderer
Drew
D
Veterinary and Biomedical Science, Murdoch University, South Str., Murdoch, Perth, WA 6150, Australia.
Owen
Helen
H
Clark
Phillip
P
Stenos
John
J
Fenwick
Stanley G
SG
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
D001425:Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins; D002950:Citrate (si)-Synthase