PREVALENCE AND BIOLOGY OF ENDOSYMBIONTS OF FLEAS (SIPHONAPTERA, PULICIDAE) FROM DOGS AND CATS IN ALACHUA COUNTY, FLORIDA

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BEARD, CB
BUTLER, JF
HALL, DW
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[1] YALE UNIV, SCH MED, YALE MACARTHUR FDN CTR MOLEC PARASITOL, DEPT INTERNAL MED, NEW HAVEN, CT 06510 USA
[2] UNIV FLORIDA, INST FOOD & AGR SCI, DEPT ENTOMOL & NEMATOL, GAINESVILLE, FL 32611 USA
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10.1093/jmedent/27.6.1050
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Q96 [昆虫学];
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A study was conducted to determine the prevalence and biology of endosymbionts in local populations of fleas collected from dogs and cats in Alachua Co., Florida. Four hundred three Ctenocephalides felis (Bouché), 194 Pulex simulans Baker, and 44 Echidnophaga gallinacea (Westwood) were examined. Fleas were collected from 52 dogs and 51 cats. From 1 to 20 fleas were dissected from each host. A variety of microorganisms and metazoa was observed, including a baculovirus, gram-negative bacteria, rickettsia-like organisms, amoebae, trypanosomatid flagellates, cephaline gregarines, and microsporidia. Microfilariae of the dog heartworm, Dirofilaria immitis, entomophilic nematodes, and metacestodes of the tapeworm Dipylidium caninum were also observed.
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