@article{Arisandi_Anwar_Salni_Purnama_Novrikasari_Ghiffari_2020, title={Mite Sarcoptes scabiei Varieties Hominis in South Sumatra: Specific Identification and Comparative Study}, volume={8}, url={https://oamjms.eu/index.php/mjms/article/view/5562}, DOI={10.3889/oamjms.2020.5562}, abstractNote={<p><strong>BACKGROUND: </strong>Sarcoptes scabiei mites have more than 15 genetically diverse varieties from various hosts. Identification of S. scabiei mite varieties hominis as an intervention in its prevention is still rarely done.</p> <p><strong>AIM: </strong>This study aimed to observe the genetic relationship of the mite S. scabiei varieties hominis compare to the parasite S. scabiei varieties hominis in other regions.</p> <p><strong>METHODS: </strong>This research used polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and sequencing methods with 16S gene-specific primers. From 32 <em>S. scabiei </em>samples, 22 samples were identified as varieties <em>hominis </em>that was marked by the appearance of the band at 132 bp.</p> <p><strong>RESULTS: </strong><em>S. scabiei </em>mites <em>hominis </em>varieties from South Sumatra (Yessi Scabies A2 and Yessi Scabies B3) have similarities with deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) strands with <em>S. scabiei hominis </em>varieties from China (KJ781377 and KJ781376). In contrast, Yessi Scabies A1 has similarities with DNA strands with mite <em>S. scabiei </em>varieties <em>hominis </em>from Australia (AY493402). Still, all the DNA strands, this research is different from <em>S. scabiei </em>mites DNA strands <em>hominis </em>from Panama and Pakistan.</p> <p><strong>CONCLUSION: </strong>The PCR method is advantageous and specific in identifying mites <em>S. scabiei hominis </em>varieties, the cause of scabies in humans.</p>}, number={A}, journal={Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences}, author={Arisandi, Yessi and Anwar, Chairil and Salni, Salni and Purnama, Dadang Hikmah and Novrikasari, Novrikasari and Ghiffari, Ahmad}, year={2020}, month={Dec.}, pages={938–942} }