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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"body louse"”.
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Analysis of genetic variation in Pediculus humanus and Populus trichocarpa
… organisms. Two such organisms are the human body louse, Pediculus humanus corporis and the black cottonwood, Populus trichocarpa. While unrelated, these two organisms each represent a study system with questions that challenge our current understanding of each organism. Body and head lice, …
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Untangling the coevolutionary history between doves and their parasitic lice
… this strategy by focusing on the wing and body lice of doves. These two “ecomorphs” of lice are not closely related yet exclusively parasitize the same group of hosts. Notably, wing lice have a greater capability for dispersal than body lice. Dispersal is an important ecological component …
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Hemin Acquisition in Bartonella quintana
… and endocarditis. Transmitted by the human body louse (<i>Pediculus humanus corporis</i>), the agent has a tropism for erythrocytes in humans. <i>In vitro</i> growth requires an extraordinary concentration of hemin, and genomic analyses indicate several potential uptake systems and …
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Hemin Acquisition in Bartonella quintana
… and endocarditis. Transmitted by the human body louse (<i>Pediculus humanus corporis</i>), the agent has a tropism for erythrocytes in humans. <i>In vitro</i> growth requires an extraordinary concentration of hemin, and genomic analyses indicate several potential uptake systems and …