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Evidence that clade A and clade B head lice live in sympatry and recombine in Algeria
Abstract Pediculus humanus L. (Psocodea: Pediculidae) can be characterized into three deeply divergent lineages (clades) based on mitochondrial DNA. Clade A consists of both head lice and clothing lice and is distributed worldwide. Clade B consists of head lice only and is mainly found in North and Central America, and in western Europe and Australia. Clade C, which consists only of head lice, is found in Ethiopia, Nepal and Senegal. Twenty‐six head lice collected from pupils at different elementary schools in two localities in Algiers (Algeria) were analysed using molecular methods for genotyping lice (cytochrome b and ...
Source: Medical and Veterinary Entomology - September 1, 2014 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: A. BOUTELLIS, I. BITAM, K. FEKIR, N. MANA, D. RAOULT Tags: Short Communication Source Type: research