Table. Flea species positive for rickettsiae from dogs and cats in Western Australia*.

Location	Animal	No. animals	No. flea pools	Flea species	No. gltA+ompA+ (%)	Genes sequenced†
Broome	Dog	4	4	Echidnophaga gallinacea	2 (50)	ns
Geraldton	Cat	17	14	Ctenocephalides felis	6 (43)	ns
			3	E. gallinacea	1 (33)	ns
	Dog‡	38	30	C. felis	14 (46)	ns
			10	E. gallinacea	2 (20)	ns
Pinjarra	Cat	1	1	C. felis	0 (0)
	Dog	7	7	C. felis	3 (43)	gltA
Manjimup	Cat	4	4	C. felis	1 (25)	ns
	Dog	6	6	C. felis	3 (50)	gltA
Bunbury	Cat	5	5	C. felis	2 (40)	ns
	Dog	6	6	C. felis	3 (50)	gltA
Busselton	Cat	10	8	C. felis	3 (38)	ns
			2	Spilopsyllus cuniculi	0
	Dog§	33	28	C. felis	6 (21)	gltA, ompA
			7	C. canis	0
			1	E. gallinacea	0
Augusta	Cat	1	1	C. felis	0
	Dog	2	2	C. felis	1 (50)	gltA
Albany	Dog	10	10	C. felis	5 (50)	gltA
Esperance	Cat	5	5	C. felis	3 (60)	ns
	Dog¶	10	10	C. felis	3 (30)	ns
			1	E. gallinacea	0

*Fleas were collected from 116 dogs and 43 cats. 6 animals were co-infected with 2 different species of fleas as indicated.
†ns, no sequencing performed on this sample; gltA–gltA segment sequenced; ompA–ompA gene segment sequenced.
‡Two dogs had C. felis and E. gallinacea.
§One dog had C. felis and E. gallinacea, 2 dogs had C. felis and C. canis.
¶One dog had C. felis and E. galli