Evidence for an African cluster of human head and body lice with variable colors and interbreeding of lice between continents.

Veracx A, Boutellis A, Merhej V, Diatta G, Raoult D

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0037804
Published: 2012
Container: PloS one
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@article{allodium:10.1371/journal.pone.0037804,
  title = {Evidence for an African cluster of human head and body lice with variable colors and interbreeding of lice between continents.},
  author = {Veracx A and Boutellis A and Merhej V and Diatta G and Raoult D},
  year = {2012},
  journal = {PloS one},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0037804},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0037804}
}

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TI  - Evidence for an African cluster of human head and body lice with variable colors and interbreeding of lice between continents.
AU  - Veracx A
AU  - Boutellis A
AU  - Merhej V
AU  - Diatta G
AU  - Raoult D
PY  - 2012
JO  - PloS one
DO  - 10.1371/journal.pone.0037804
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A, V., A, B., V, M., G, D., & D, R. (2012). Evidence for an African cluster of human head and body lice with variable colors and interbreeding of lice between continents.. PloS one. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0037804

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