Pediculus humanus humanus
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The body louse or the cootie is a hematophagic ectoparasite louse that infests humans. It is one of three lice which infest humans, the other two being the head louse, and the crab louse or pubic louse.
Host Genome
No genome information available
Related Symbionts
1 recordsSymbiont records associated with Pediculus humanus humanus
| Classification | Function | Function Tags | Reference | |
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Candidatus Riesia pediculicola
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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Candidatus Riesia pediculicola supplements the body louse's nutritionally deficient blood diet. |
amino acid provision
vitamin supplementation
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Metagenome Information
0 recordsMetagenome sequencing data associated with Pediculus humanus humanus
| Run | Platform | Location | Date | BioProject |
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No metagenomes foundNo metagenome records associated with this host species. |
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Amplicon Information
0 recordsAmplicon sequencing data associated with Pediculus humanus humanus
| Run | Classification | Platform | Location | Environment |
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No amplicons foundNo amplicon records associated with this host species. |
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Related Articles
1 recordsResearch articles related to Pediculus humanus humanus
| Title | Authors | Journal | Year | DOI |
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Kirkness, EF; Haas, BJ; Sun, WL ... Zdobnov, EM; Pittendrigh, BR
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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2010
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10.1073/pnas.1003379107 |