Pediculus humanus humanus

Order

Phthiraptera

Family

Pediculidae

Genus

Pediculus
1 Symbionts
Associated
0 Metagenomes
Sequenced
0 Amplicons
Available
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 records

Symbiont records associated with Pediculus humanus humanus

Classification Function Function Tags Reference
Bacteria

supplement body lice nutritionally deficient blood diet
Nutrient provision
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Metagenome Information

0 records

Metagenome sequencing data associated with Pediculus humanus humanus

Run Platform Location Date BioProject

No metagenomes found

No metagenome records associated with this host species.

Amplicon Information

0 records

Amplicon sequencing data associated with Pediculus humanus humanus

Run Classification Platform Location Environment

No amplicons found

No amplicon records associated with this host species.

Related Articles

1 records

Research articles related to Pediculus humanus humanus

Title Authors Journal Year DOI
Genome sequences of the human body louse and its primary endosymbiont provide insights into the permanent parasitic lifestyle
Kirkness, EF; Haas, BJ; Sun, WL ... Zdobnov, EM; Pittendrigh, BR
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
2010
 10.1073/pnas.1003379107