title: Rickettsia felis in Ctenocephalides felis from Argentina.
abstract: This article reports on the detection of Rickettsia felis in Argentina in Ctenocephalides felis fleas collected from a dog and analyzed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification and DNA sequencing.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Rafaela, Santa Fe, Argentina.
authors.forename: Santiago
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nava
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pérez-Martínez
authors.forename: José Manuel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Venzal
authors.forename: Aránzazu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Portillo
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Santibáñez
authors.forename: José Antonio
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Oteo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001118:Argentina; D041161:Rickettsia felis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005423:Siphonaptera / Q000382:microbiology*