Mitochondrial Genome Sequence of the Scabies Mite Provides Insight into the Genetic Diversity of Individual Scabies Infections

The scabies mite, Sarcoptes scabiei, is an obligate parasite of the skin that infects humans and other animal species, causing scabies, a contagious disease characterized by extreme itching. Scabies infections are a major health problem, particularly in remote Indigenous communities in Australia, wh...

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Published in:PLoS Negl Trop Dis
Main Authors: Mofiz, Ehtesham, Seemann, Torsten, Bahlo, Melanie, Holt, Deborah, Currie, Bart J., Fischer, Katja, Papenfuss, Anthony T.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2016
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Research Article
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4752359/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26872064
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0004384
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