Table 5. Bartonella species detected with BLAST using concatenated gltA and rpoB genes, in the identified flea species collected in Chile.
| Flea species | Bartonella species isolated | BLAST Sequence similarity (%) | GenBank accession number | Locality/hydrographic zone |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xenopsylla cheopis | Bartonella sp. B28297 | 100 | KM233489.1 | Iquique/Hyper-arid |
| Bartonella mastomydis | 100 | KY555066.1 | Iquique/Hyper-arid | |
| Leptopsylla segnis | Bartonella sp. 16/40 | 97 | AY584859.1 | Sotaquí/Arid |
| Nosopsyllus fasciatus | Bartonella sp. 16/40 | 97 | AY584859.1 | Sotaquí/Arid |
| Bartonella tribocorum | 100 | HG969192.1 | Puerto Aysén/Hyper-humid | |
| Hectopsylla sp. | Bartonella sp. 16/40 | 96 | AY584859.1 | Sotaquí/Arid |
| Neotyphloceras chilensis | Bartonella sp. (strain C1phy) | 99 | Z70022.1 | Canela Baja/Arid |
| Neotyphloceras pardinasi | Bartonella sp. (strain C1phy) | 99 | Z70022.1 | Canela Baja/Arid |
| Sphinctopsylla ares | Uncultured Bartonella sp. clone LBCE 10781 | 95 | KX270236.1 | Nonguén/Sub-humid |