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Human Follicular Mites: Ectoparasites Becoming Symbionts

1 Jun 2022

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Most humans carry mites in the hair follicles of their skin for their entire lives. Follicular mites are the only metazoans tha continuously live on humans. We propose that Demodex folliculorum (Acari) represents a transitional stage from a host-injuring obligate parasite to an obligate symbiont. Here, we describe the profound impact of this transition on the genome and physiology of the mite. Genome sequencing...

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PMID: 35724423
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msac125

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