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    Complete mitochondrial genome of the cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis

    Authors
    Joseph J. Gillespie
    Victoria I. Verhoeve
    Mariah L. Plumer
    Timothy P. Driscoll
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    Description

    With over 2,500 identified species across the globe, fleas are notorious veterinary pests and vectors of pathogens, including Rickettsia typhi (murine typhus), R. felis (murine typhus-like illness), Bartonella henselae (cat-scratch disease), and myxoma virus (Myxomatosis). Speciation of fleas is reliant on distinguishing morphological features; however, studies have also used certain mitochondrial...

    Subject
    Ctenocephalides
    Genome
    Siphonaptera
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