Table 1. Rickettsia felis infection in fleas collected from dogs and cats, Germany, 2007*.

Flea species	No. (%) gltA-positive fleas
	Dogs	Cats
Ctenocephalides felis	114 (10)	152 (14)
Archeopsylla erinacei	26 (26)	8 (8)
Ctenocephalides canis	4 (0)	–
Ceratophyllus gallinae	2 (1)	3(1)
Pulex irritans	–	1 (0)
Total	146 (37)	164 (23)

*gltA, citrate synthase.