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Table 1 Presence of Rickettsia spp. in fleas collected from different species of small rodents on the Curonian Split, Lithuania

From: Prevalence and diversity of Rickettsia species in ectoparasites collected from small rodents in Lithuania

Rodent species

Fleas infected by Rickettsia spp., n/N

Total

Ct. ag

Ct. as

H. t

H. o

M. t

M. w

P. s

N. f

A. fla

14/30

10/25

1/1

0/2

1/1

5/16

2/8

3/3

2/2

-

0/1

38/89

M. min

0/4

0/2

1/2

0/1

1/1

1/1

3/11

M. gla

0/1

1/3

1/1

1/1

3/6

M. agr

1/1

1/1

M. oec

2/3

1/1

1/2

0/1

1/1

5/8

Total

16/37

10/27

1/1

0/3

2/3

0/1

7/20

5/11

5/6

3/4

1/1

0/1

50/115

  1. Abbreviations: N, number of tested fleas; n, number of infected fleas; ♀, female; ♂, male; Ct. ag, Ctenophthalmus agyrtes; Ct. as, Ctenophthalmus assimilis; H. t, Hystrichopsylla talpae; H. o, Hystrichopsylla orientalis; M. t, Megabothris turbidus; M. w, Megabothris walkeri; P. s, Palaeopsylla soricis; N. f, Nosopsyllus fasciatus; A. fla, Apodemus flavicollis; M. min, Micromys minutus; M. gla, Myodes glareolus; M. arv, Microtus arvalis; M. agr, Microtus agrestis; M. oec, Microtus oeconomus