Intragenomic variation in ITS2 rDNA in the louse of humans, Pediculus humanus: ITS2 is not a suitable marker for population studies in this species

Insect Molecular Biology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 651-657

  Leo, Natalie P ^a   Barker, S C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Concerted evolution; ITS2; Lice; Pediculus capitis; Pediculus humanus

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; BASE SEQUENCE; CHINA; DNA; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INTRONS; JAPAN; LICE INFESTATIONS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEDICULUS; PHYLOGENY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; UNITED STATES; VARIATION (GENETICS);

HEXAPODA; INSECTA; PEDICULUS; PEDICULUS HUMANUS; PEDICULUS HUMANUS CAPITIS; PHTHIRAPTERA;

EID: 0036898415     PISSN: 09621075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2583.2002.00367.x     Document Type: Article

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