Global divergence of the human follicle mite Demodex folliculorum: Persistent associations between host ancestry and mite lineages

Microscopic mites of the genus Demodex live within the hair follicles of mammals and are ubiquitous symbionts of humans, but little molecular work has been done to understand their genetic diversity or transmission. Here we sampled mite DNA from 70 human hosts of diverse geographic ancestries and an...

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Published in:Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
Main Authors: Palopoli, Michael F., Fergus, Daniel J., Minot, Samuel, Pei, Dorothy T., Simison, W. Brian, Fernandez-Silva, Iria, Thoemmes, Megan S., Dunn, Robert R., Trautwein, Michelle
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: National Academy of Sciences 2015
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Biological Sciences
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4703014/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26668374
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1512609112
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