| molecular survey of bartonella species and yersinia pestis in rodent fleas (siphonaptera) from chihuahua, mexico. | rodent fleas from northwestern chihuahua, mexico, were analyzed for the presence of bartonella and yersinia pestis. in total, 760 fleas belonging to 10 species were tested with multiplex polymerase chain reaction analysis targeting the glta (338-bp) and pla genes (478-bp) of bartonella and y. pestis, respectively. although none was positive for y. pestis, 307 fleas were infected with bartonella spp., resulting in an overall prevalence of 40.4%. a logistic regression analysis indicated that the p ... | 2016 | 26576933 |