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Background
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The human body louse, Pediculus humanus humanus, is the primary vector of the bacterial agents of
louse-borne relapsing fever, trench fever, and epidemic typhus. Epidemic typhus, one of the most
significant historical diseases of humans, is caused by Rickettsia prowazekii, a category B bioterrorism
agent that can cause persistent human infection. Besides its notoriety as the agent of the recurrent
chronic disease, trench fever, Bartonella quintana can cause endocarditis and is a common infection
among the homeless. Borrelia recurrentis causes another recurrent fever in central and Eastern Africa
that is characterized by significant morbidity and mortality. The genome sequences of R. prowazekii
and B. quintana have been determined, as well as those of two species of Borrelia, so the body louse
genome will enhance studies of host-vector-pathogen interactions.
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Genome Shotgun Sequence Statistics
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Organism strain:
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USDA
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Assembly Details:
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Genebuild Details:
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Genome Browsing:
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GBrowse @ TIGR
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