Abstract
We report the molecular detection of several . Bartonella species in 44 (21.5%) of 204 fleas from Algeria collected from 26 rodents and 7 hedgehogs. . Bartonella elizabethae and . B. clarridgeiae were detected in the fleas collected on hedgehogs. . Bartonella tribocorum and . B. elizabethae were detected in fleas collected from rats and mice, and sequences similar to an unnamed . Bartonella sp. detected in rodents from China were detected in rats as well as a genotype of . Bartonella closely related to . Bartonella rochalimae detected in fleas collected on brown rats Rattus norvegicus).
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 71-76 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases |
Volume | 35 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 2012 |
Keywords
- Algeria
- Bartonella
- Flea
- Rodents
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Immunology
- Microbiology
- Infectious Diseases
- Immunology and Allergy
- veterinary(all)