@article{PAR00010923,
  title = {{G}enetic recombination events between sympatric clade {A} and clade {C} lice in {A}frica},
  author = {{V}eracx, {A}. and {B}outellis, {A}. and {R}aoult, {D}idier},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{H}uman head and body lice have been classified into three phylogenetic clades ({C}lades {A}, {B}, and {C}) based on mitochondrial {DNA}. {B}ased on nuclear markers (the 18{S} r{RNA} gene and the {PM}2 spacer), two genotypes of {C}lade {A} head and body lice, including one that is specifically {A}frican ({C}lade {A}2), have been described. {I}n this study, we sequenced the {PM}2 spacer of {C}lade {C} head lice from {E}thiopia and compared these sequences with sequences from previous works. {T}rees were drawn, and an analysis of genetic diversity based on the cytochrome b gene and the {PM}2 spacer was performed for {A}frican and non-{A}frican lice. {I}n the tree drawn based on the {PM}2 spacer, the {A}frican and non-{A}frican lice formed separate clusters. {H}owever, {C}lade {C} lice from {E}thiopia were placed within the {A}frican {C}lade {A} subcluster ({C}lade {A}2). {T}his result suggests that recombination events have occurred between {C}lade {A}2 lice and {C}lade {C} lice, reflecting the sympatric nature of {A}frican lice. {F}inally, the {PM}2 spacer and cytochrome b gene sequences of human lice revealed a higher level of genetic diversity in {A}frica than in other regions.},
  keywords = {{P}ediculus humanus ; {A}frica ; mitochondrial clade ; recombination ; diversity ; {AFRIQUE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {M}edical {E}ntomology},
  volume = {50},
  numero = {5},
  pages = {1165--1168},
  ISSN = {0022-2585},
  year = {2013},
  DOI = {10.1603/me13028},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00010923},
}