ArticleApplied and environmental microbiology2010
Bartonella genotypes in fleas (insecta: siphonaptera) collected from rodents in the negev desert, Israel.
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- Multihost Bartonella parasites display covert host specificity even when transmitted by generalist vectors.The Journal of animal ecology · 2016Article
- Prevalence and Diversity of Bartonella Species in Rodents from Georgia (Caucasus).The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2016Article
- Similarities and seasonal variations in bacterial communities from the blood of rodents and from their flea vectors.The ISME journal · 2015Article
- Bartonella infection in rodents and their flea ectoparasites: an overview.Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) · 2015Review
- Identification of different Bartonella species in the cattle tail louse (Haematopinus quadripertusus) and in cattle blood.Applied and environmental microbiology · 2014Article
- The effect of ecological and temporal factors on the composition of Bartonella infection in rodents and their fleas.The ISME journal · 2014Article
- Transmission dynamics of Bartonella sp. strain OE 1-1 in Sundevall's jirds (Meriones crassus).Applied and environmental microbiology · 2013Article
- Prevalence and diversity of Bartonella species in commensal rodents and ectoparasites from Nigeria, West Africa.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2013Article
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Abstract
Fleas collected from rodents in the Negev Desert in southern Israel were molecularly screened for Bartonella species. A total of 1,148 fleas, collected from 122 rodents belonging to six species, were pooled in 245 pools based on flea species, sex, and rodent host species. Two Bartonella gene fragments, corresponding to RNA polymerase B (rpoB) and citrate synthase (gltA), were targeted, and 94 and 74 flea pools were found positive by PCR, respectively. The Bartonella 16S-23S internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region was also targeted, and 66 flea pools were found to be positive by PCR. Sixteen different Bartonella gltA genotypes were detected in 94 positive flea pools collected from 5 different rodent species, indicating that fleas collected from each rodent species can harbor several Bartonella genotypes. Based on gltA analysis, identified Bartonella genotypes were highly similar or identical to strains previously detected in rodent species from different parts of the world. A gltA fragment 100% similar to Bartonella henselae was detected in one flea pool. Another 2 flea pools contained gltA fragments that were closely related to B. henselae (98% similarity). The high sequence similarities to the zoonotic pathogen B. henselae warrant further investigation.
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