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Using a polymerase chain reaction specific for the citrate synthase (<jats:italic>gltA<\/jats:italic>) and 17-kD antigenic protein (<jats:italic>17kD<\/jats:italic>) genes of rickettsiae, we detected <jats:italic>R. felis<\/jats:italic> DNA in 6 (2.9%) fleas. For detection of bartonellae, amplification of the heme-binding protein (<jats:italic>pap31<\/jats:italic>) and riboflavin synthase (<jats:italic>ribC<\/jats:italic>) genes identified <jats:italic>B. henselae<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>B. clarridgeiae<\/jats:italic> DNA in 24 (11.5%) and 40 (19.1%) fleas, respectively. The DNA of <jats:italic>B. henselae<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>B. clarridgeiae<\/jats:italic> was detected in 10 (4.8%) fleas. Two <jats:italic>B. henselae<\/jats:italic> genogroups (Marseille and Houston-1) were detected in this study; genogroup Marseille (genotype Fizz) was found more often in the fleas. 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