Fleas | List of Frontiers open access articles

Original Research

Published on 18 Jan 2021

Bartonella spp. in Small Mammals and Their Fleas in Differently Structured Habitats From Germany

in Parasitology

Anna Obiegala
Martin Pfeffer
Daniel Kiefer
Matthias Kiefer
Nina Król
Cornelia Silaghi

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2020.625641

5,039 views
9 citations

Original Research

Published on 20 May 2025

The interplay between species and locations shapes vector fleas microbial communities in plague foci: pathogens rather than symbionts?

in Parasite and Host

Shahin Seidi
Abbasali Raz
Naseh Maleki-Ravasan
Esmaeil Forouzan
Fateh Karimian
Florent Sebbane
Aria Sohrabi
Saber Esmaeili
Ehsan Mostafavi

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2025.1568103

5,612 views
6 citations

Original Research

Published on 29 Oct 2025

Mitogenomic architecture and phylogenetic placement of Ctenophthalmus yunnanus and Frontopsylla diqingensis: insights from comparative genomics

in Parasitology

Shaobo Tang
Lei Chen
Jun Wu
Bin Chen
Shuang Liu
Mingna Duan
Dandan Jiang
Wei Gu
Quanfu Zhang
Xing Yang

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1683581

2,317 views

Original Research

Published on 01 May 2025

The complete mitochondrial genomes of Macrostylophora euteles and Citellophilus tesquorum sungaris and the phylogenetics of known Siphonaptera mitogenomes

in Parasitology

Mingna Duan
Yafang Liu
Jun Wu
Shuang Liu
Shaobo Tang
Dandan Jiang
Quanfu Zhang
Wei Gu
Xing Yang

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2025.1558328

2,347 views
3 citations

Original Research

Published on 28 Jan 2022

Using Proteomic Approaches to Unravel the Response of Ctenocephalides felis felis to Blood Feeding and Infection With Bartonella henselae

in Bacteria and Host

Marcos Rogério André
Pradeep Neupane
Michael Lappin
Brian Herrin
Vicki Smith
Taufika Islam Williams
Leonard Collins
Hongxia Bai
Gabriel Lemes Jorge
Tiago Santana Balbuena

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2022.828082

7,601 views
13 citations

Original Research

Published on 23 Jun 2026

The first complete mitochondrial genome sequences of Neopsylla specialis dechingensis and Neopsylla stevensi sichuanyunnana, with an assessment of their phylogenetic placement

in Parasitology

Lanling Tian
Jun Wu
Tianguang Ren
Mingna Duan
Shaobo Tang
Rui Hou
Wei Gu
Dandan Jiang
Xing Yang

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2026.1865746

372 views

Original Research

Published on 12 May 2026

Mitogenomic analysis of Palaeopsylla remota and Frontopsylla elata elata with implications for the phylogeny of Siphonaptera

in Parasitology

Shaobo Tang
Jun Wu
Mingna Duan
Rui Hou
Lanling Tian
Zongti Shao
Wei Gu
Xing Yang

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2026.1722404

855 views

Original Research

Published on 13 Sep 2023

Complete mitochondrial genome of Ctenophthalmus quadratus and Stenischia humilis in China provides insights into fleas phylogeny

in Parasitology

Bin Chen
Ya-fang Liu
Xin-yan Lu
Dan-dan Jiang
Xuan Wang
Quan-fu Zhang
Guo-ping Yang
Xing Yang

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2023.1255017

2,915 views
9 citations

Original Research

Published on 05 Jan 2023

Predicting global potential distribution of Peromyscopsylla hesperomys and Orchopeas sexdentatus and risk assessment for invading China under climate change

in Environmental Health and Exposome

Hongyun Li
Ying Liang
Li Dong
Cancan Li
Lu Zhang
Bin Wang
Delong Ma
Qunzheng Mu
Jun Wang
Haifeng Hou

Frontiers in Public Health

doi 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1018327

3,942 views
7 citations

Original Research

Published on 20 Mar 2026

Host traits shape flea infestation patterns in small mammals: a case study of Spermophilus undulatus and associated flea species in northern Xinjiang, China

in Parasitology

Yiyan Zhang
Xiaoyuan Hu
Guliayi Baokaixi
Xinhui Wang
Wei Li
Qiguo Wang

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2026.1783574

1,293 views

Mini Review

Published on 08 Jan 2019

Worldwide Presence and Features of Flea-Borne Rickettsia asembonensis

in Parasitology

Alice N. Maina
Ju Jiang
Alison Luce-Fedrow
Heidi K. St. John
Christina M. Farris
Allen L. Richards

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2018.00334

8,077 views
52 citations

Original Research

Published on 07 Sep 2023

Analysis of complete mitogenomes and phylogenetic relationships of Frontopsylla spadix and Neopsylla specialis

in Parasitology

Yafang Liu
Bin Chen
Xinyan Lu
Shuang Liu
Dandan Jiang
Xuan Wang
Lin Yi
Rongyu Li
Quanfu Zhang
Lixian Wu

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2023.1250381

2,810 views
9 citations

Original Research

Published on 16 Jun 2023

Complete mitogenomes characterization and phylogenetic analyses of Ceratophyllus anisus and Leptopsylla segnis

in Parasitology

Yafang Liu
Bin Chen
Xinyan Lu
Dandan Jiang
Tao Wang
Ling Geng
Quanfu Zhang
Xing Yang

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2023.1218488

3,289 views
7 citations

Original Research

Published on 20 Mar 2026

Efficacy of a short-acting oral fluralaner formulation (WellPet™) against fleas and brown dog ticks in controlled and field conditions

in Parasitology

Isabelle Vilela Bonfim
Breno Cayeiro Cruz
Igor Renan Honorato Gatto
Debora Azevedo Borges
Monique Taveira Medeiros
Gessica Ariane de Melo Cruz
Juliana Aparecida do Carmo Emidio Moreira da Silva
Clara Rodrigues Dutra
Carlos Eduardo Marques de Oliveira Filho
Ygor Henrique da Silva

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2026.1771575

1,459 views

Original Research

Published on 21 Jun 2023

Species-level microbiota of ticks and fleas from Marmota himalayana in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

in Microbial Symbioses

Lingzhi Dong
Yaben Li
Caixin Yang
Jian Gong
Wentao Zhu
Yuyuan Huang
Mimi Kong
Lijun Zhao
Feifei Wang
Shan Lu

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1188155

4,621 views
9 citations

Original Research

Published on 06 Mar 2023

The association of host and vector characteristics with Ctenocephalides felis pathogen and endosymbiont infection

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Charlotte Moore
Edward B. Breitschwerdt
Lisa Kim
Yiyao Li
Kelli Ferris
Ricardo Maggi
Erin Lashnits

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1137059

6,152 views
15 citations

Articles

Bartonella spp. in Small Mammals and Their Fleas in Differently Structured Habitats From Germany

The interplay between species and locations shapes vector fleas microbial communities in plague foci: pathogens rather than symbionts?

Mitogenomic architecture and phylogenetic placement of Ctenophthalmus yunnanus and Frontopsylla diqingensis: insights from comparative genomics

The complete mitochondrial genomes of Macrostylophora euteles and Citellophilus tesquorum sungaris and the phylogenetics of known Siphonaptera mitogenomes

Using Proteomic Approaches to Unravel the Response of Ctenocephalides felis felis to Blood Feeding and Infection With Bartonella henselae

The first complete mitochondrial genome sequences of Neopsylla specialis dechingensis and Neopsylla stevensi sichuanyunnana, with an assessment of their phylogenetic placement

Mitogenomic analysis of Palaeopsylla remota and Frontopsylla elata elata with implications for the phylogeny of Siphonaptera

Complete mitochondrial genome of Ctenophthalmus quadratus and Stenischia humilis in China provides insights into fleas phylogeny

Predicting global potential distribution of Peromyscopsylla hesperomys and Orchopeas sexdentatus and risk assessment for invading China under climate change

Host traits shape flea infestation patterns in small mammals: a case study of Spermophilus undulatus and associated flea species in northern Xinjiang, China

Worldwide Presence and Features of Flea-Borne Rickettsia asembonensis

Analysis of complete mitogenomes and phylogenetic relationships of Frontopsylla spadix and Neopsylla specialis

Complete mitogenomes characterization and phylogenetic analyses of Ceratophyllus anisus and Leptopsylla segnis

Efficacy of a short-acting oral fluralaner formulation (WellPet™) against fleas and brown dog ticks in controlled and field conditions

Species-level microbiota of ticks and fleas from Marmota himalayana in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

The association of host and vector characteristics with Ctenocephalides felis pathogen and endosymbiont infection