Where are we with human lice? A review of the current state of knowledge

N Amanzougaghene, F Fenollar, D Raoult… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Pediculus humanus is an obligate bloodsucking ectoparasite of human that includes two
ecotypes, head louse and body louse, which differ slightly in morphology and biology, but …

The role of bacterial symbionts in triatomines: an evolutionary perspective

N Salcedo-Porras, C Umaña-Diaz… - Microorganisms, 2020 - mdpi.com
Insects have established mutualistic symbiotic interactions with microorganisms that are
beneficial to both host and symbiont. Many insects have exploited these symbioses to …

[BOOK][B] Coevolution of life on hosts: integrating ecology and history

DH Clayton, SE Bush, KP Johnson - 2019 - degruyter.com
For most, the mere mention of lice forces an immediate hand to the head and recollection of
childhood experiences with nits, medicated shampoos, and traumatic haircuts. But for a …

Two bacterial genera, Sodalis and Rickettsia, associated with the seal louse Proechinophthirus fluctus (Phthiraptera: Anoplura)

BM Boyd, JM Allen, R Koga, T Fukatsu… - Applied and …, 2016 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT Roughly 10% to 15% of insect species host heritable symbiotic bacteria known
as endosymbionts. The lice parasitizing mammals rely on endosymbionts to provide …

Primates, lice and bacteria: speciation and genome evolution in the symbionts of hominid lice

BM Boyd, JM Allen, NP Nguyen… - Molecular Biology …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Insects with restricted diets rely on symbiotic bacteria to provide essential metabolites
missing in their diet. The blood-sucking lice are obligate, host-specific parasites of mammals …

Draft genome assemblies of the avian louse Brueelia nebulosa and its associates using long-read sequencing from an individual specimen

AD Sweet, DR Browne, AG Hernandez… - G3: Genes …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Sequencing high molecular weight (HMW) DNA with long-read and linked-read
technologies has promoted a major increase in more complete genome sequences for …

Identification of lice stored in alcohol using MALDI-TOF MS

H Benyahia, B Ouarti, AZ Diarra… - Journal of medical …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Lice pose major public and veterinary health problems with economic consequences. Their
identification is essential and requires the development of an innovative strategy. MALDI …

Bacterial symbionts in human blood-feeding arthropods: Patterns, general mechanisms and effects of global ecological changes

JG Jiménez-Cortés, R García-Contreras… - Acta tropica, 2018 - Elsevier
Due to their high impact on public health, human blood-feeding arthropods are one of the
most relevant animal groups. Bacterial symbionts have been long known to play a role in the …

[HTML][HTML] Emerging bacterial infectious diseases/pathogens vectored by human lice

YP Deng, YT Fu, C Yao, R Shao, XL Zhang… - Travel Medicine and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Human lice have always been a major public health concern due to their vector capacity for
louse-borne infectious diseases, trench fever, louse-borne relapsing fever, and epidemic …

Endosymbiosis and its significance in dermatology

K Kubiak, H Sielawa, W Chen… - Journal of the European …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Proposed at the beginning of the twentieth century to explain the origin of eukaryotic
organelles from prokaryotes, endosymbiosis is now medically defined by various interaction …