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Investigation of the genetic diversity and flea-borne pathogens in Ctenocephalides felis samples collected from goats in İzmir and Şanlıurfa provinces of Turkey.
Comparative immunology, microbiology and infectious diseases - 1 Jan 2000
Güvendi Mervenur, Can Hüseyin, Köseoğlu Ahmet Efe, Erkunt Alak Sedef, Kandemir Çağrı, Taşkın Turgay, Sürgeç Ecem, Demir Samiye, Değirmenci Döşkaya Aysu, Karakavuk Muhammet, Gül Aytül, Döşkaya Mert, Gürüz Adnan Yüksel, Ün Cemal
Abstract excerpt
The cat flea "Ctenocephalides felis" has veterinary and medical importance since it is a vector for numerous important pathogens. In this study, a total of 249 flea samples were collected from goats bred in eight different farms (located in İzmir and Şanlıurfa provinces of Turkey) and morphologically identified under microscopy. Later, the genetic diversity was investigated in 117 of C. felis samples that were...
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