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NEW WOLBACHIA ENDOSYMBIONTS FROM NEARCTIC AND NEOTROPICAL FLEAS (SIPHONAPTERA)
1 Oct 2004
Abstract excerpt
Several species of fleas (Siphonaptera), ectoparasites of mammals and birds, have recently been shown to harbor species of Wolbachia. Here, we extend this data set to 20 more species of Siphonaptera (Rhopalopsyllidae, Stephanocircidae, Pulicidae, Ceratophyllidae, Ctenophthalmidae, Ischnopsyllidae, Leptopsyllidae, and Malacopsyllidae) from sylvatic populations throughout the Nearctic and Neotropical regions. Using...
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