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- Title
Distinguishing body lice from head lice by multiplex real-time PCR analysis of the Phum_PHUM540560 gene.
- Authors
Drali, Rezak; Boutellis, Amina; Raoult, Didier; Rolain, Jean Marc; Brouqui, Philippe
- Abstract
Body louse or head louse? Once removed from their environment, body and head lice are indistinguishable. Neither the morphological criteria used since the mid-18th century nor the various genetic studies conducted since the advent of molecular biology tools have allowed body lice and head lice to be differentiated. In this work, using a portion of the Phum_PHUM540560 gene from the body louse, we aimed to develop a multiplex real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay to differentiate between body and head lice in a single reaction.
- Publication
PloS one, 2013, Vol 8, Issue 2, pe58088
- ISSN
1932-6203
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0058088