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

PloS one - 1 Jan 2012

Veracx Aurélie, Boutellis Amina, Merhej Vicky, Diatta Georges, Raoult Didier

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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 intergenic spacers. Mitochondrial genetic analysis reclassified lice into three genotypes (A, B and C). However, no previous...

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PMID: 22662229
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0037804
PMCID: PMC3360600

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