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body louse::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | cootie, pediculus corporis |
| Type of | louse, sucking louse |
Examples of body louse
body louse
Experimental model to evaluate the human body louse as a vector of plague.
From the scienceblogs.com
From this he found that the body louse first evolved from the head louse around 72,000 years ago.
From the newscientist.com
The size of the body louse genome probably reflects its rather protected habitat and predictable diet, he said.
From the sciencedaily.com
The body louse is a close relative of the head louse, better known because of its association with schoolchildren.
From the sciencedaily.com
Genome sequences of the human body louse and its primary endosymbiont provide insights into the permanent parasitic lifestyle.
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It turns out that the human body louse relies for its digestion on a specific type of bacteria that isn't resistant to antibiotics.
From the suntimes.com
The human body louse seems to appear out of nowhere during economic downturns, wars and other crises that cause people to live in unsanitary conditions.
From the sciencedaily.com
Purdue researchers also found that the body louse has only three receptors related to vision, compared with seven to 12 found in most insects.
From the sciencedaily.com
This, the researchers report, will make the body louse a useful tool for understanding the co-evolution of disease-carrying parasites and their bacterial co-conspirators.
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