Evidence from mitochondrial DNA that head lice and body lice of humans (Phthiraptera: Pediculidae) are conspecific

Journal of Medical Entomology

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 662-666

  Leo, N P ^a   Campbell, N J H ^a   Yang, X ^b   Mumcuoglu, K ^c,d   Barker, S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b INNER MONGOLIA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cytochrome oxidase I; Lice; Pediculidae; Pediculus capitis; Pediculus humanus; Phthiraptera

Indexed keywords

PEDICULIDAE; PEDICULUS; PEDICULUS HUMANUS; PEDICULUS HUMANUS CAPITIS; PHTHIRAPTERA;

CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; PARASITOLOGY; PEDICULOSIS; PEDICULUS;

ANIMALS; DNA, MITOCHONDRIAL; ELECTRON TRANSPORT COMPLEX IV; HAPLOTYPES; HUMANS; LICE INFESTATIONS; PEDICULUS;

EID: 0036636882     PISSN: 00222585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-2585-39.4.662     Document Type: Article

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