“Confirming the widespread presence of Wolbachia in lice would provide an immediate impetus to new approaches in the research effort to control of lice and improve the treatment of pediculosis in humans. Since it was not present in our samples, it may be that another bacterium may play the role posited for Wolbachia.”
Source: Anderson, Matthew, and Eremeeva, Marina E., Georgia Southern University.
See full article: “Detection of Wolbachia in Human Lice.”