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SUBMITTER: Oteo JA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4186946 | biostudies-literature | 2014
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Parasites & vectors 20140930
<h4>Background</h4>Flea-borne infections are distributed worldwide. Up to date there are no reports about microorganisms associated to fleas in Ecuador.<h4>Methods</h4>Seventy-one Pulex irritans and 8 Ctenocephalides felis fleas were removed from dogs in two Ecuadorian areas (Pastaza and Chimborazo Provinces) in December 2012. DNA extracts were tested by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays targeting universal 16S rRNA, as well as screened for the presence of Rickettsia spp. (gltA, htrA, ompB, ...[more]