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Rickettsia Felis Infection in Cat Fleas Ctenocephalides Felis Felis

The present study evaluated the rickettsial infection in a laboratory colony of cat fleas, Ctenocephalides felis felis (Bouche) in Brazil. All flea samples (30 eggs, 30 larvae, 30 cocoons, 30 males, and 30 females) tested by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) were shown to contain rickettsial DNA. PCR...

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Autores principales: Horta, Mauricio C., Scott, Fabio B., Correia, Thaís R., Fernandes, Julio I., Richtzenhain, Leonardo J., Labruna, Marcelo B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3768654/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24031560
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1517-83822010000300035