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Bacterial communities of Bartonella-positive fleas: diversity and community assembly patterns.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Mar 2008
Jones Ryan T, McCormick Katherine F, Martin Andrew P
Abstract excerpt
We investigated the bacterial communities of nine Bartonella-positive fleas (n = 6 Oropsylla hirsuta fleas and n = 3 Oropsylla montana fleas), using universal primers, clone libraries, and DNA sequencing. DNA sequences were used to classify bacteria detected in a phylogenetic context, to explore community assembly patterns within individual fleas, and to survey diversity patterns in dominant lineages.
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