Table 2.
Accession no. for rickettsial gene products | ||||
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Flea pool | sca5 | gltAa | htrAa | Species identification |
4.2 | MH325367 | R. felis | ||
7.2 | MH325368 | MH325379 | MH325383 | R. asembonensis |
8.3 | MH325369 | Candidatus R. senegalensis | ||
8.5 | MH325370 | Candidatus R. senegalensis | ||
9.1 | MH325371 | R. felis | ||
9.2 | MH325372 | MH325380 | MH325384 | Candidatus R. senegalensis |
11.5 | MH325373 | MH325381 | MH325385 | R. felis |
13.1 | MH325374 | Candidatus R. senegalensis | ||
16.1 | MH325375 | Candidatus R. senegalensis | ||
16.2 | MH325376 | R. felis | ||
17.4 | MH325377 | MH325382 | MH325386 | R. typhi |
21.1 | MH325378 | Candidatus R. senegalensis |
Amplification and sequencing of gltA and htrA were performed to confirm sca5 results on a representative specimen corresponding to each of the four flea-borne rickettsial species detected.