@article{PAR00010633, title = {{A}mazonian head lice-specific genotypes are putatively pre-columbian}, author = {{B}outellis, {A}. and {V}eracx, {A}. and {A}brahao, {J}. and {R}aoult, {D}idier}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{H}ead and body lice are strict obligate human ectoparasites with three mitochondrial phylotypes ({A}, {B}, and {C}). {U}sing molecular methods for genotyping lice ({C}ytochrome 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 {A}merican genotype that most likely predates the {C}olumbian era in head lice collected from {A}mazonia.}, keywords = {{AMAZONIE}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{A}merican {J}ournal of {T}ropical {M}edicine and {H}ygiene}, volume = {88}, numero = {6}, pages = {1180--1184}, ISSN = {0002-9637}, year = {2013}, DOI = {10.4269/ajtmh.12-0766}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00010633}, }