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Boutellis A., Veracx A., Abrahao J., Raoult Didier. (2013). Amazonian head lice-specific genotypes are putatively pre-columbian. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 88 (6), p. 1180-1184. ISSN 0002-9637.

Titre du document
Amazonian head lice-specific genotypes are putatively pre-columbian
Année de publication
2013
Type de document
Article référencé dans le Web of Science WOS:000319957700026
Auteurs
Boutellis A., Veracx A., Abrahao J., Raoult Didier
Source
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2013, 88 (6), p. 1180-1184 ISSN 0002-9637
Head and body lice are strict obligate human ectoparasites with three mitochondrial phylotypes (A, B, and C). Using molecular methods for genotyping lice (Cytochrome b and multi-spacer typing), and comparing our results with all the sequences of human lice that were genotyped previously, we assessed the presence of a specific American genotype that most likely predates the Columbian era in head lice collected from Amazonia.
Plan de classement
Sciences fondamentales / Techniques d'analyse et de recherche [020] ; Entomologie médicale / Parasitologie / Virologie [052]
Description Géographique
AMAZONIE
Localisation
Fonds IRD
Identifiant IRD
PAR00010633
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