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

• Main Authors: Ehtesham Mofiz (Author), Torsten Seemann (Author), Melanie Bahlo (Author), Deborah Holt (Author), Bart J Currie (Author), Katja Fischer (Author), Anthony T Papenfuss (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...