Molecular Characterization and Genetic Diversity of Haplogroup E Human Lice in Guinea, West Africa

Molecular Characterization and Genetic Diversity of Haplogroup E Human Lice in Guinea, West Africa

<i>Pediculus humanus capitis</i>, the head louse, is an obligate blood-sucking ectoparasite that occurs in six divergent mitochondrial clades (A, D, B, F, C and E). Several studies reported the presence of different pathogenic agents in head lice specimens collected worldwide. These find...

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Main Authors: Alissa Hammoud, Meriem Louni, Mamadou Cellou Baldé, Abdoul Habib Beavogui, Philippe Gautret, Didier Raoult, Florence Fenollar, Dorothée Misse, Oleg Mediannikov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-01-01
Series:Microorganisms
Subjects:
head lice
haplogroup E
PHUM540560 gene
<i>Acinetobacter haemolyticus</i>
<i>Acinetobacter</i> spp.
Guinea
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/9/2/257

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