Figure 1
From: Dissemination of bloodmeal acquired Rickettsia felis in cat fleas, Ctenocephalides felis
PCR detection of rickettsial 17-kDa antigen gene in 5 dpe R. felis -infected, bloodmeal-acquired cat fleas. M, 100 bp DNA marker; Lane 1, environmental blank; Lanes 2 & 3, female and male flea, respectively, fed on an uninfected blood meal; Lanes 4-7, female fleas fed on rickettsial infected blood meal; Lane 8-11, male fleas fed on rickettsial infected blood meal; Lane 12, positive PCR R. felis gDNA.