Endosymbionts of Ctenocephalides felis felis (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae) obtained from dogs captured in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
- 作者：Daniel M. de Avelar ; Adamastor S. Bussolotti ; Maria do Carmo A. Ramos ; Pedro M. Linardi
- 关键词：Endosymbionts ; Ctenocephalides felis felis ; Gregarines ; Nolleria pulicis ; Leptomonas sp. ; Dipylidium caninum ; Seasonal prevalence
- 刊名：Journal of Invertebrate Pathology
- 出版年：2007
- 期刊代码：120_00222011
- 类别：abs
- 出版时间：February 2007
- 卷：94
- 期：2
- 页码：149-152
- 文件大小：191 K
摘要
Specimens of fleas Ctenocephalides felis felis (1052♀/448♂), obtained from 150 dogs in Centro de Controle de Zoonoses de Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, were dissected and examined for endosymbionts. Three protozoan, Nolleria pulicis, a gregarine (Actinocephalidae) and Leptomonas sp., together with one cestode, Dipylidium caninum were identified. Infections by N. pulicis and Leptomonas sp. occurred mainly in the warm-rainy period. The prevalence and distribution of these endosymbionts in fleas derived from Brazil and South America, and the their variation according to sex and season, are reported for the first time.