Rickettsia felis (Rickettsiales: Rickettsiaceae) in Ctenocephalides felis felis (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae) in the State of São Paulo, Brazil

Arquivo Brasileiro de Medicina Veterinaria e Zootecnia

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 321-325

  Horta, M C ^a   Pinter, A ^a   Cortez, A ^a   Soares, R M ^a   Gennari, S M ^a   Schumaker, T T S ^a   Labruna, M B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

190 kDa gene; Brazil; Ctenocephalides felis felis; Dog; Rickettsia felis

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS; CTENOCEPHALIDES; CTENOCEPHALIDES FELIS; FELIS; PULICIDAE; RICKETTSIA; RICKETTSIA FELIS; RICKETTSIACEAE; RICKETTSIALES; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 31544483023     PISSN: 01020935     EISSN: 01020935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0102-09352005000300008     Document Type: Article

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