Mediannikov Oleg, Aubadie-Ladrix M., Raoult D. (2015). Candidatus "Rickettsia senegalensis" in cat fleas in Senegal. New Microbes and New Infections, 3, 24-28. ISSN 2052-2975.
Titre du document
Candidatus "Rickettsia senegalensis" in cat fleas in Senegal
Année de publication
2015
Type de document
Article
Auteurs
Mediannikov Oleg, Aubadie-Ladrix M., Raoult D.
Source
New Microbes and New Infections, 2015,
3, 24-28 ISSN 2052-2975
Epidemiological studies of Rickettsia felis and related bacteria are very important, because the natural cycle of this important infection has not yet been established. The recent emergence of R. felis-associated febrile diseases in West and East Africa demands insightful epidemiological studies of the vectors and reservoirs of this bacterium in Africa. Twenty-nine cat fleas, Ctenocephalides felis, were tested for the presence of rickettsiae, including R. felis, bartonellae, and borreliae, with specific quantitative real-time PCR assays. Supporting our previous studies, R. felis was not detected in the fleas collected. In addition, neither Bartonella nor Borrelia was found. In five (17%) examined fleas, we found another species of rickettsia. We isolated three rickettsial strains, and genetic analysis demonstrated that these strains represent a probable new species, provisionally called Candidatus Rickettsia senegalensis here
Plan de classement
Sciences fondamentales / Techniques d'analyse et de recherche [020]
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Entomologie médicale / Parasitologie / Virologie [052]
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Sciences du monde animal [080]
