Interactions among Symbionts of Oropsylla spp. (Siphonoptera: Ceratophyllidae)

Ryan T. Jones; Scott A. Bernhardt; Andrew P. Martin; Kenneth L. Gage

doi:10.1603/ME11244

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Ryan T. Jones,^1,2,* Scott A. Bernhardt,^1,3 Andrew P. Martin,⁴ Kenneth L. Gage¹

¹1Division of Vector-Borne Disease, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 3150 Rampart Road, Fo
²2Current address: Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, Suite 401, Biomedical Building, Australian
³4Current address: Department of Biology, Utah State University, UMC 5305, Logan, UT 84322.
⁴5Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Colorado, Ramaley N122, Boulder, CO 8

^*Corresponding author, e-mail: drryanjones@gmail.com.

Abstract

We used high-throughput DNA sequencing to explore bacterial communities of three species of Oropyslla fleas [Oropsylla hirsuta (Baker), Oropsylla montana (Baker), and Oropsylla tuberculata cynomuris (Jellison) ] and detected seven bacterial lineages related to known insect symbionts. No significant co-occurrence patterns were detected among bacterial lineages, but relative abundance data suggest that the two most common lineages (Bartonella and Rickettsiales) interact negatively. Furthermore, presence of these two lineages significantly reduced bacterial diversity within fleas.

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Ryan T. Jones, Scott A. Bernhardt, Andrew P. Martin, and Kenneth L. Gage "Interactions among Symbionts of Oropsylla spp. (Siphonoptera: Ceratophyllidae)," Journal of Medical Entomology 49(3), 492-496, (1 May 2012). https://doi.org/10.1603/ME11244

Received: 6 November 2011; Accepted: 11 March 2012; Published: 1 May 2012