| polymerase chain reaction detection of rickettsia felis-like organism in archaeopsylla erinacei (siphonaptera: pulicidae) from bavaria, germany. | fleas occur as ectoparasites of vertebrates around the world. the obligate intracellular bacterium rickettsia felis has been detected globally in several flea species, causing a murine-typhus like disease in humans. in this study, a total of 150 hedgehog fleas (archaeopsylla erinacei bouché) were collected from 18 hedgehogs coming from four locations in southern germany for the detection of r. felis. individual dna extracts were tested with polymerase chain reaction (pcr) for the amplification o ... | 2009 | 19496444 |
| rickettsia spp. in wild small mammals in lower bavaria, south-eastern germany. | abstract so far, data on the natural cycle of rickettsiae of the tick-borne spotted fever group (sfg) in central europe are barely available. some studies showed the occurrence of different rickettsia species in their arthropod vectors, but it is unclear which animals might have any kind of reservoir function. this survey was therefore set up to provide information on the occurrence of sfg rickettsiae in small mammals in germany. a total of 124 rodents and insectivores were collected over a peri ... | 2010 | 20925521 |