Comparative cophylogenetics of Australian phabine pigeons and doves (Aves: Columbidae) and their feather lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera).
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2016.12.003
Abstract: Host-parasite coevolutionary histories can differ among multiple groups of parasites associated with the same group of hosts. For example, parasitic wing and body lice (Insecta: Phthiraptera) of New World pigeons and doves (Aves: Columbidae) differ… read more here.
Keywords: phabine pigeons; pigeons doves; lice; body lice ... See more keywords
Examination of vertical transmission of Bartonella quintana in body lice following multiple infectious blood meals.
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DOI: 10.1093/femspd/ftac028
Abstract: Bartonella quintana is a re-emerging louse-borne pathogen. Horizontal transmission from the body louse vector (Pediculus humanus humanus) to a human host occurs through contact with infectious louse feces containing a high concentration of the bacteria.… read more here.
Keywords: body lice; quintana; bartonella quintana; transmission ... See more keywords
The unusual reproductive system of head and body lice (Pediculus humanus)
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DOI: 10.1111/mve.12287
Abstract: Insect reproduction is extremely variable, but the implications of alternative genetic systems are often overlooked in studies on the evolution of insecticide resistance. Both ecotypes of Pediculus humanus (Phthiraptera: Pediculidae), the human head and body… read more here.
Keywords: head body; pediculus humanus; system; body lice ... See more keywords
Body lice of homeless people reveal the presence of several emerging bacterial pathogens in northern Algeria
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006397
Abstract: Background Human lice, Pediculus humanus, are obligate blood-sucking parasites. Body lice, Pediculus h. humanus, occur in two divergent mitochondrial clades (A and D) each exhibiting a particular geographic distribution. Currently, the body louse is recognized… read more here.
Keywords: presence several; northern algeria; body; body lice ... See more keywords