Schloderer Drew, Owen Helen, Clark Phillip, Stenos John, Fenwick Stanley G
Veterinary and Biomedical Science, Murdoch University, South Str., Murdoch, Perth, WA 6150, Australia.
Emerg Infect Dis. 2006 May;12(5):841-3. doi: 10.3201/eid1205.051458.
This study is the first confirmation of Rickettsia felis in Australia. The organism was identified from 4 species of fleas obtained from dogs and cats in Western Australia, by using polymerase chain reaction amplification and DNA sequencing of the citrate synthase and outer membrane protein A genes.
本研究首次证实澳大利亚存在猫立克次氏体。通过聚合酶链反应扩增以及柠檬酸合酶和外膜蛋白A基因的DNA测序,从西澳大利亚州狗和猫身上获取的4种跳蚤中鉴定出了该病原体。