Rickettsia felisin Fleas, Western Australia
Open Access
- 1 May 2006
- journal article
- Published by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 12 (5), 841-843
- https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1205.051458
Abstract
This study is the first confirmation of Rickettsia felis in Australia. The organism was identified from 4 species of fleas obtained from dogs and cats in Western Australia, by using polymerase chain reaction amplification and DNA sequencing of the citrate synthase and outer membrane protein A genes.Keywords
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