Genetic diversity of human head lice and molecular detection of associated bacterial pathogens in Democratic Republic of Congo

Genetic diversity of human head lice and molecular detection of associated bacterial pathogens in Democratic Republic of Congo

Abstract Background Head louse, Pediculus humanus capitis, is an obligatory blood-sucking ectoparasite, distributed worldwide. Phylogenetically, it occurs in five divergent mitochondrial clades (A–E); each exhibiting a particular geographical distribution. Recent studies suggest that, as in the case...

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Main Authors: Celia Scherelle Boumbanda Koyo, Nadia Amanzougaghene, Bernard Davoust, Leon Tshilolo, Jean Bernard Lekana-Douki, Didier Raoult, Oleg Mediannikov, Florence Fenollar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Head lice
Clade E
Acinetobacter baumannii
Acinetobacter spp.
Democratic Republic of Congo
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13071-019-3540-6

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