Association of Bartonella with the fleas (Siphonaptera) of rodents and bats using molecular techniques

Journal of Vector Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 118-122

  Reeves, Will K ^a,b   Rogers, Thomas E ^b   Durden, Lance A ^c   Dasch, Gregory A ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b Georgia Southern University ^*  (United States)

^c GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bartonella; Ctenophthalmus pseudagyrtes; Orchopeas howardi; Sternopsylla texanus; Xenopsylla cheopis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; RIBOSOMAL SPACER DNA; RNA 16S; RNA 23S;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BARTONELLA; BAT; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE CARRIER; DNA SEQUENCE; FLEA; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RAT; RODENT;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BARTONELLA; CHIROPTERA; DNA, BACTERIAL; DNA, RIBOSOMAL SPACER; FLEAS; INSECT VECTORS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RATS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 23S; RODENTIA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 34848862786     PISSN: 10811710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3376/1081-1710(2007)32[118:AOBWTF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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