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Cultured skin microbiota attracts malaria mosquitoes

BACKGROUND: Host-seeking of the African malaria mosquito, Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto, is guided by human odours. The precise nature of the odours, and the composition of attractive blends of volatiles, remains largely unknown. Skin microbiota plays an important role in the production of human b...

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Autores principales: Verhulst, Niels O, Beijleveld, Hans, Knols, Bart GJ, Takken, Willem, Schraa, Gosse, Bouwmeester, Harro J, Smallegange, Renate C
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2804688/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20017925
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-8-302