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Molecular Evidence of a Broad Range of Pathogenic Bacteria in Ctenocephalides spp.: Should We Re-Examine the Role of Fleas in the Transmission of Pathogens?

The internal microbiome of common cat and dog fleas was studied for DNA evidence of pathogenic bacteria. Fleas were grouped in pools by parasitized animal. DNA was extracted and investigated with 16S metagenomics for medically relevant (MR) bacteria, based on the definitions of the International Sta...

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Autores principales: Dougas, Georgios, Tsakris, Athanassios, Beleri, Stavroula, Patsoula, Eleni, Linou, Maria, Billinis, Charalambos, Papaparaskevas, Joseph
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8005979/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33802921
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed6010037