Distinguishing body lice from head lice by multiplex real-time PCR analysis of the Phum_PHUM540560 gene.

<h4>Background</h4>Body louse or head louse? Once removed from their environment, body and head lice are indistinguishable. Neither the morphological criteria used since the mid-18th century nor the various genetic studies conducted since the advent of molecular biology tools have allowe...

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Main Authors: Rezak Drali, Amina Boutellis, Didier Raoult, Jean Marc Rolain, Philippe Brouqui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23469145/pdf/?tool=EBI