@article{fdi:010084513,
  title = {{P}hylogenetic relationship between the endosymbiont "{C}andidatus {R}iesia pediculicola" and its human louse host},
  author = {{H}ammoud, {A}. and {L}ouni, {M}. and {M}iss{\'e}, {D}oroth{\'e}e and {C}ortaredona, {S}{\'e}bastien and {F}enollar, {F}. and {M}ediannikov, {O}leg},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{B}ackground: {T}he human louse ({P}ediculus humanus) is a haematophagous ectoparasite that is intimately related to its host. {I}t has been of great public health concern throughout human history. {T}his louse has been classified into six divergent mitochondrial clades ({A}, {D}, {B}, {F}, {C} and {E}). {A}s with all haematophagous lice, {P}. humanus directly depends on the presence of a bacterial symbiont, known as "{C}andidatus {R}iesia pediculicola", to complement their unbalanced diet. {I}n this study, we evaluated the codivergence of human lice around the world and their endosymbiotic bacteria. {U}sing molecular approaches, we targeted lice mitochondrial genes from the six diverged clades and {C}andidatus {R}iesia pediculicola housekeeping genes. {M}ethods: {T}he mitochondrial cytochrome b gene (cytb) of lice was selected for molecular analysis, with the aim to identify louse {G}lade. {I}n parallel, we developed four {PCR} primer pairs targeting three housekeeping genes of {C}andidatus {R}iesia pediculicola: fts{Z}, gro{EL} and two regions of the rpo{B} gene (rpo{B}-1 and rpo{B}-2). {R}esults: {T}he endosymbiont phylogeny perfectly mirrored the host insect phylogeny using the fts{Z} and rpo{B}-2 genes, in addition to showing a significant co-phylogenetic congruence, suggesting a strict vertical transmission and a host- symbiont co-speciation following the evolutionary course of the human louse. {C}onclusion: {O}ur results unequivocally indicate that louse endosymbionts have experienced a similar co-evolutionary history and that the human louse {G}lade can be determined by their endosymbiotic bacteria.},
  keywords = {{H}uman lice ; {C}andidatus {R}iesia pediculicola ; {C}o-evolution ; {M}itochondrial genes ; {H}ousekeeping genes ; {P}hylogenetic analysis},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}arasites and {V}ectors},
  volume = {15},
  numero = {1},
  pages = {73 [9 ]},
  ISSN = {1756-3305},
  year = {2022},
  DOI = {10.1186/s13071-022-05203-z},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010084513},
}