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Pediculus (eukaryote)

Known as: Nits, Pediculi, Pediculus 
Lice of the genus Pediculus, family Pediculidae. Pediculus humanus corporus is the human body louse and Pediculus humanus capitis is the human head… 
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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Acaricidal, pediculocidal and larvicidal activity of synthesized ZnO nanoparticles using wet chemical route against blood feeding parasites
The present study was based on assessments of the anti-parasitic activities to determine the efficacies of synthesized zinc oxide… 
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Discovery of catalytically active orthologues of the Parkinson's disease kinase PINK1: analysis of substrate specificity and impact of mutations
Missense mutations of the phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN)-induced kinase 1 (PINK1) gene cause autosomal-recessive Parkinson… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
VectorBase: a data resource for invertebrate vector genomics
VectorBase (http://www.vectorbase.org) is an NIAID-funded Bioinformatic Resource Center focused on invertebrate vectors of human… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Fumigant and Repellent Properties of Essential Oils and Component Compounds Against Permethrin-Resistant Pediculus humanus capitis (Anoplura: Pediculidae) from Argentina
Abstract The repeated use of permethrin and other insecticides for the control of head lice, Pediculus humanus capitis De Geer… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Lethality of essential oil constituents towards the human louse, Pediculus humanus, and its eggs.
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
First Molecular Evidence of Bartonella quintana in Pediculus humanus capitis (Phthiraptera: Pediculidae), Collected from Nepalese Children
Abstract Trench fever is a body louse-borne disease caused by Bartonella quintana Brenner. The recent status of louse infestation… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Ovicidal and adulticidal effects of Eugenia caryophyllata bud and leaf oil compounds on Pediculus capitis.
The toxicity of Eugenia caryophyllata bud and leaf oil-derived compounds (acetyleugenol, beta-caryophyllene, eugenol, alpha… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Permethrin-resistant human head lice, Pediculus capitis, and their treatment.
OBJECTIVE To compare the pediculicidal activity of Ovide lotion and its active ingredient, 0.5% malathion, with Nix and its… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
Diatom communities as indicators of environmental stress in the Guadiamar River, S-W. Spain, following a major mine tailings spill
An accident in a mine tailings dam caused the outflowof mud and water rich in heavy metals in April 1998that flooded the… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
A phylogenetic analysis of the Conchostraca and Cladocera (Crustacea, Branchiopoda, Diplostraca)
A computer-assisted cladistic analysis on morphological characters of the Diplostraca (Conchostraca and Cladocera) has been… 
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