Genotyping of human lice suggests multiple emergencies of body lice from local head louse populations.

Genotyping of human lice suggests multiple emergencies of body lice from local head louse populations.

BACKGROUND: Genetic analyses of human lice have shown that the current taxonomic classification of head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis) and body lice (Pediculus humanus humanus) does not reflect their phylogenetic organization. Three phylotypes of head lice A, B and C exist but body lice have been...

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Main Authors: Wenjun Li, Gabriel Ortiz, Pierre-Edouard Fournier, Gregory Gimenez, David L Reed, Barry Pittendrigh, Didier Raoult
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2843630?pdf=render

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