| Literature DB >> 24056468 |
Emilie Bouhsira1, Michel Franc, Henri-Jean Boulouis, Philippe Jacquiet, Isabelle Raymond-Letron, Emmanuel Liénard.
Abstract
Bartonella henselae (Rhizobiales: Bartonellaceae) is a Gram-negative fastidious bacterium of veterinary and zoonotic importance. The cat flea Ctenocephalides felis (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae) is the main recognized vector of B. henselae, and transmission among cats and humans occurs mainly through infected flea feces. The present study documents the use of a quantitative molecular approach to follow the daily kinetics of B. henselae within the cat flea and its excreted feces after exposure to infected blood for 48 h in an artificial membrane system. B. henselae DNA was detected in both fleas and feces for the entire life span of the fleas (i.e., 12 days) starting from 24 h after initiation of the blood meal.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 24056468 PMCID: PMC3837750 DOI: 10.1128/AEM.02598-13
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Appl Environ Microbiol ISSN: 0099-2240 Impact factor: 4.792