Amazonian head lice-specific genotypes are putatively pre-Columbian

Head and body lice are strict obligate human ectoparasites with three mitochondrial phylotypes (A, B, and C). Using molecular methods for genotyping lice (Cytochrome b and multi-spacer typing), and comparing our results with all the sequences of human lice that were genotyped previously, we assessed...

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Published in:The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 2013-06, Vol.88 (6), p.1180-1184
Main Authors: Boutellis, Amina, Veracx, Aurélie, Abrahão, Jônatas, Raoult, Didier
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Brazil
DNA - genetics
DNA - isolation & purification
Genotype
Lice Infestations - parasitology
Mitochondria - genetics
Multigene Family
Pediculus - genetics
Phylogeography
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Scalp Dermatoses - parasitology
Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Summary:Head and body lice are strict obligate human ectoparasites with three mitochondrial phylotypes (A, B, and C). Using molecular methods for genotyping lice (Cytochrome b and multi-spacer typing), and comparing our results with all the sequences of human lice that were genotyped previously, we assessed the presence of a specific American genotype that most likely predates the Columbian era in head lice collected from Amazonia.
ISSN:0002-9637
1476-1645
DOI:10.4269/ajtmh.12-0766