| evidence for a specific host-endosymbiont relationship between 'rickettsia sp. genotype rf2125' and ctenocephalides felis orientis infesting dogs in india. | fleas of the genus ctenocephalides serve as vectors for a number of rickettsial zoonoses, including rickettsia felis. there are currently no published reports of the presence and distribution of r. felis in india, however, the ubiquitous distribution of its vector ctenocephalides felis, makes it possible that the pathogen is endemic to the region. this study investigates the occurrence of rickettsia spp. infection in various subspecies of c. felis infesting dogs from urban areas of mumbai, delhi ... | 2015 | 25884425 |