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Pediculus humanus humanus
Known as:
Louses, Body
, Body Louse
, Pediculus humanus
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Body lice are small, parasitic insects (Pediculus humanus corporis) that feed on human blood, and lay their eggs and deposit their fecal matter on…
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Body louse infestation
Hair
Lice Infestations
Pediculus humanus capitis (eukaryote)
Broader (2)
Pediculidae
Pediculus (eukaryote)
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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Solanum trilobatum extract-mediated synthesis of titanium dioxide nanoparticles to control Pediculus humanus capitis, Hyalomma anatolicum anatolicum and Anopheles subpictus
G. Rajakumar
,
A. A. Rahuman
,
+11 authors
S. Jose
Parasitology Research
2013
Corpus ID: 1751958
Titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2 NPs) are widely used in paints, printing ink, rubber, paper, cosmetics, sunscreens, car…
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Genome sequences of the human body louse and its primary endosymbiont provide insights into the permanent parasitic lifestyle
E. Kirkness
,
B. Haas
,
+68 authors
B. Pittendrigh
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences…
2010
Corpus ID: 7948021
As an obligatory parasite of humans, the body louse (Pediculus humanus humanus) is an important vector for human diseases…
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
The single mitochondrial chromosome typical of animals has evolved into 18 minichromosomes in the human body louse, Pediculus humanus.
R. Shao
,
E. Kirkness
,
S. Barker
Genome Research
2009
Corpus ID: 12072134
The mitochondrial (mt) genomes of animals typically consist of a single circular chromosome that is approximately 16-kb long and…
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Anticholinesterase and pediculicidal activities of monoterpenoids.
M. Picollo
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A. Toloza
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G. M. Cueto
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J. Zygadlo
,
E. Zerba
Fitoterapia
2008
Corpus ID: 30831388
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Pair of lice lost or parasites regained: the evolutionary history of anthropoid primate lice
D. Reed
,
J. Light
,
Julie M. Allen
,
Jeremy J. Kirchman
BMC Biology
2007
Corpus ID: 14411801
BackgroundThe parasitic sucking lice of primates are known to have undergone at least 25 million years of coevolution with their…
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Comparative Genomics of Multidrug Resistance in Acinetobacter baumannii
P. Fournier
,
D. Vallenet
,
+11 authors
J. Claverie
PLoS Genetics
2006
Corpus ID: 641612
Acinetobacter baumannii is a species of nonfermentative gram-negative bacteria commonly found in water and soil. This organism…
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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
A. Toloza
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J. Zygadlo
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G. M. Cueto
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F. Biurrun
,
E. Zerba
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M. Picollo
Journal of medical entomology
2006
Corpus ID: 2095395
Abstract The repeated use of permethrin and other insecticides for the control of head lice, Pediculus humanus capitis De Geer…
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Ovicidal and adulticidal activity of Eucalyptus globulus leaf oil terpenoids against Pediculus humanus capitis (Anoplura: Pediculidae).
Young-Cheol Yang
,
H. Choi
,
Won-sil Choi
,
John M. Clark
,
Y. Ahn
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
2004
Corpus ID: 21769924
The toxic effects of Eucalyptus globulus leaf oil-derived monoterpenoids [1,8-cineole, l-phellandrene, (-)-alpha-pinene, 2-beta…
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Review
1999
Review
1999
The body louse as a vector of reemerging human diseases.
D. Raoult
,
V. Roux
Clinical Infectious Diseases
1999
Corpus ID: 11862613
The body louse, Pediculus humanus humanus, is a strict human parasite, living and multiplying in clothing. Louse infestation is…
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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Permethrin resistance in the head louse Pediculus capitis from Israel
K. Mumcuoglu
,
J. Hemingway
,
+4 authors
R. Galun
Medical and Veterinary Entomology
1995
Corpus ID: 43715339
Head lice, Pediculus capitis, were collected from children aged 3–12 years in Maale Adumin, a town near Jerusalem, after reports…
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