title: Molecular detection and identification of Bartonella species in Xenopsylla cheopis fleas (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae) collected from Rattus norvegicus rats in Los Angeles, California.
abstract: Of 200 individual Xenopsylla cheopis fleas removed from Rattus norvegicus rats trapped in downtown Los Angeles, CA, 190 (95%) were positive for the presence of Bartonella DNA. Ninety-one amplicons were sequenced: Bartonella rochalimae-like DNA was detected in 66 examined fleas, and Bartonella tribocorum-like DNA was identified in 25 fleas. The data obtained from this study demonstrate an extremely high prevalence of Bartonella DNA in rat-associated fleas.
authors: Bacterial Disease Branch, Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 3150 Rampart Road, Fort Collins, CO 80521, USA. SBilleter@cdc.gov
authors: Sarah A
authors: SA
authors: Billeter
authors: Vijay A K B
authors: VA
authors: Gundi
authors: Michael P
authors: MP
authors: Rood
authors: Michael Y
authors: MY
authors: Kosoy
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D001473:Bartonella / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002950:Citrate (si)-Synthase / Q000235:genetics; D016000:Cluster Analysis; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005838:Genotype; D015141:Los Angeles; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D051381:Rats / Q000469:parasitology; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D058260:Xenopsylla / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D002950:Citrate (si)-Synthase