Table 4 Summary of bacterial species detected in head lice collected from infested individuals in DR Congo per lice clade
Number of positive for Acinetobacter spp. (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Clade A (n = 122) | Clade D (n = 44) | Clade E (n = 15) | Total (n = 181) | |
A. baumannii | 8 (6.5) | 5 (11.4) | 2 (13.3) | 15 (8.3) |
A. soli | 3 (2.4) | 0 | 0 | 3 (1.7) |
A. pittii | 2 (1.6) | 1 (2.3) | 0 | 3 (1.7) |
A. johnsonii | 2 (1.6) | 1 (2.3) | 0 | 3 (1.7) |
A. guillouiae | 2 (1.6) | 0 | 0 | 2 (1.1) |
“Candidatus A. pediculi” | 2 (1.6) | 0 | 0 | 2 (1.1) |
Acinetobacter spp. | 1 (0.8) | 1 (2.3) | 3 (20) | 5 (2.8) |
Total | 20 (16.4) | 8 (18.2) | 5 (33.3) | 33 (18.2) |