Microbiota of the human head louse, Pediculus humanus capitis and body louse, Pediculus humanus humanus (Anoplura: Pediculidae) in Israel
Genomic DNA was extracted from pooled whole-louse specimens and subjected to quality control. The bacterial 16S rRNA V3-V4 region was amplified using locus-specific primers, and the resulting amplicons were purified.