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orco mutant mosquitoes lose strong preference for humans and are not repelled by volatile DEET

Female mosquitoes of some species are generalists and will blood-feed on a variety of vertebrate hosts, whereas others display marked host preference. Anopheles gambiae and Aedes aegypti have evolved a strong preference for humans, making them dangerously efficient vectors of malaria and Dengue haem...

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Autores principales: DeGennaro, Matthew, McBride, Carolyn S., Seeholzer, Laura, Nakagawa, Takao, Dennis, Emily J., Goldman, Chloe, Jasinskiene, Nijole, James, Anthony A., Vosshall, Leslie B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3696029/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23719379
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature12206