Arctic fleas are not fussy eaters: Bartonella bacteria may hitchhike between birds and mammals in a tundra ecosystem

Arctic fleas are not fussy eaters: Bartonella bacteria may hitchhike between birds and mammals in a tundra ecosystem

Within the terrestrial Arctic ecosystem at Karrak Lake, Nunavut, Bartonella bacteria (B. vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii and B. henselae) have been detected in avian nest fleas (Ceratophyllus vagabundus vagabundus) and the blood of Arctic foxes (Vulpes lagopus (Linnaeus, 1758)). We further investigate th...

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Main Authors: Kayla J. Buhler, Breeze Agar, Terry Galloway, Ray Alisauskas, Emily Jenkins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2023-03-01
Series:Arctic Science
Subjects:
Arctic fox
Bartonella
flea
geese
rodents
Nunavut
Online Access:https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/as-2022-0014

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https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/10.1139/as-2022-0014

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