Bartonella spp. in Small Mammals and Their Fleas in Differently Structured Habitats From Germany.

ABSTRACT: Most Bartonella spp. are transmitted by fleas and harbored by small mammals which serve as reservoirs. However, little is known about the composition of fleas and their Bartonella spp. from small mammals in Central Europe. Therefore, the aims of this study were to investigate flea communities on small mammals from three differently structured sites (urban, sylvatic, renatured) in Germany as well as the prevalence of Bartonella spp. in small mammals and their parasitizing fleas. In total, 623 small mammals belonging to 10 different species (the majority were Myodes glareolus and Apodemus flavicollis) were available. Fleas were removed from the small mammals' fur, morphologically identified and DNA was extracted. To detect Bartonella spp., two conven

SUBMITTER: Obiegala A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7848210 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature