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

• Published in: Arctic Science
• Main Authors: Buhler, Kayla J., Agar, Breeze, Galloway, Terry, Alisauskas, Ray, Jenkins, Emily
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing 2023
• Subjects: Arctic; Nunavut; Tundra; Vulpes lagopus
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/as-2022-0014; https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/full-xml/10.1139/as-2022-0014; https://cdnsciencepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1139/as-2022-0014

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...