@article {96565,
	title = {Sequencing of a New Target Genome: the<i>Pediculus humanus humanus</i>(Phthiraptera: Pediculidae) Genome Project},
	journal = {Journal of Medical Entomology},
	volume = {43},
	year = {2006},
	month = {Nov-01-2006},
	pages = {1103-1111},
	type = {Open Access},
	abstract = {<p>The human body louse, Pediculus humanus humanus (L.), and the human head louse, Pediculus humanus capitis, belong to the hemimetabolous order Phthiraptera. The body louse is the primary vector that transmits the bacterial agents of louse-borne relapsing fever, trench fever, and epidemic typhus. The genomes of the bacterial causative agents of several of these aforementioned diseases have been sequenced. Thus, determining the body louse genome will enhance studies of host-vector-pathogen interactions. Although not important as a major disease vector, head lice are of major social concern. Resistance to traditional pesticides used to control head and body lice have developed. It is imperative that new molecular targets be discovered for the development of novel compounds to control these insects. No complete genome sequence exists for a hemimetabolous insect species primarily because hemimetabolous insects often have large (2,000 Mb) to very large (up to 16,300 Mb) genomes. Fortuitously, we determined that the human body louse has one of the smallest genome sizes known in insects, suggesting it may be a suitable choice as a minimal hemimetabolous genome in which many genes have been eliminated during its adaptation to human parasitism. Because many louse species infest birds and mammals, the body louse genome-sequencing project will facilitate studies of their comparative genomics. A 6-8\&times; coverage of the body louse genome, plus sequenced expressed sequence tags, should provide the entomological, evolutionary biology, medical, and public health communities with useful genetic information.</p>
},
	keywords = {Pediculosis, reduced genomic complexity, resistance},
	issn = {0022-2585, 1938-2928},
	doi = {10.1093/jmedent/43.6.1103},
	url = {https://academic.oup.com/jme/article/43/6/1103/889089},
	author = {Barry R. Pittendrigh and Clark,J. Marshall and J. Spencer Johnston and Sang Hong Lee and Romero-Severson,Jeanne and Gregory Alan Dasch}
}
@article {68772,
	title = {The Biology and Taxonomy of Head and Body Lice{\textemdash}Implications for Louse-Borne Disease Prevention},
	journal = {PLoS Pathogens},
	volume = {9},
	year = {2013},
	month = {Feb-11-2014},
	pages = {e1003724},
	doi = {10.1371/journal.ppat.100372410.1371/journal.ppat.1003724.g00110.1371/journal.ppat.1003724.t00110.1371/journal.ppat.1003724.t002},
	author = {Bonilla, Denise L. and Lance A. Durden and Eremeeva, Marina E. and Gregory Alan Dasch},
	editor = {Heitman, Joseph}
}
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	title = {Diagnosis of actute typhus infection using the polymerase chain reaction},
	journal = {Journal of Infectious Diseases},
	volume = {161},
	year = {1990},
	month = {1990},
	pages = {791 - 793},
	author = {Carl,M. and Tibbs,C. W. and Dobson,M. E. and Paparello,S. and Gregory Alan Dasch}
}
