Evidence for an African cluster of human head and body lice with variable colors and interbreeding of lice between continents.

Evidence for an African cluster of human head and body lice with variable colors and interbreeding of lice between continents.

BACKGROUND: Human head lice and body lice have been classified based on phenotypic characteristics, including geographical source, ecotype (preferred egg laying site hair or clothes), shape and color. More recently, genotypic studies have been based on mitochondrial genes, nuclear genes and intergen...

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Main Authors: Aurélie Veracx, Amina Boutellis, Vicky Merhej, Georges Diatta, Didier Raoult
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3360600?pdf=render

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