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Detection of pathogens in fleas (insecta: Siphonaptera) by molecular methods

Type of publication
Konferencijų tezės nerecenzuojamame leidinyje / Conference theses in non-peer-reviewed publication (T2)
Author(s)
AuthorAffiliation
Lipatova, Indrė
Biologijos katedra / Department of Biology
LT
Jurevičienė, Auksė
Biologijos katedra / Department of Biology
LT
Paulauskas, Algimantas
Biologijos katedra / Department of Biology
LT
Title
Detection of pathogens in fleas (insecta: Siphonaptera) by molecular methods
[en]
Is part of
The vital nature sign [elektroninis išteklius] : 6th international scientific conference, Kaunas, Lithuania, 1-4 June, 2012 : abstract book. Kaunas : Vytautas Magnus university, 2012
Date Issued
Date
2012
Publisher
Kaunas : Vytautas Magnus university, 2012
Extent
p. 45-45
URI
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12259/44898
Field of Science
Keywords (en)
Abstract (en)

Fleas (Siphonaptera) are small ectoparasites, mainly parasites mammals, rarely birds. Fleas are vectors of diseases such as bubonic plague, typhus, tularaemia, pseudotuberculosis, listeriosis, typhoid fever, cat disease (Bartonella henselae) agents. Rodent fleas are extremely dangerous infectious disease the vector. We collected 71 rodents (Apodemus flavicollis, Myodes glareolus, Mus musculus, Sorex minutus) in Kuršių Nerija. A total 13 fleas were collected from eight rodents. Using morphologic taxonomic keys, fleas were identified as Hystrichopsylla talpae, Ctenophthalmus agyrtes agyrtes, Megabothris turbidus. All fleas was tested for the presence of pathogens of 16s rRNR gene. Using the EHR 521/747 primers, pathogens were detected in 4 of the 13 studied fleas and from the positive controls.

Type of document
type::text::conference output::conference proceedings::conference paper
Language
Anglų / English (en)
Coverage Spatial
Lietuva / Lithuania (LT)
Other Identifier(s)
VDU02-000012328