Louse 12S rRNA Database

This site contains inferred secondary structures for louse (Insecta: Phthiraptera) mitochondrial 12S rRNA sequences.

Alignments

Alignments of 12S rRNA sequences in various formats.

Structures

Inferred secondary structures for louse 12S rRNA.

RNAlign server

This server takes a sequence for the third domain of the louse mitochondrial 12S rRNA gene and aligns it with an existing databank. The server returns an alignment and secondary structure model for your sequence. It uses Florence Corpet's program RNAlign.

Tree of Life pages for lice

Background information on the phylogeny and biology of lice is available from the Tree of Life


This site is maintained by Rod Page. The layout is closely based on James Brown's RNAse P Database site.