Real-time and multiplex real-time polymerase chain reactions for the detection of Bartonella henselae within cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis, samples

Medical and Veterinary Entomology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 449-455

  Robinson, M T ^a   Morgan, E R ^a   Woods, D ^b   Shaw, S E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Artificial infection; Bartonella henselae; Cat scratch disease; Ctenocephalides felis; Diagnosis; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DISEASE; DETECTION METHOD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISEASE VECTOR; ENTOMOLOGY; FELID; FLEA; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOME; INFECTIOUS DISEASE; PATHOGENICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; CTENOCEPHALIDES; DISEASE CARRIER; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; CTENOCEPHALIDES; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; INSECT VECTORS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BARTONELLA; BARTONELLA HENSELAE; CTENOCEPHALIDES; CTENOCEPHALIDES FELIS; PULICIDAE; RHIZOBIALES; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 78149386916     PISSN: 0269283X     EISSN: 13652915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2915.2010.00901.x     Document Type: Article

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