Evolution of mosquito preference for humans linked to an odorant receptor

Female mosquitoes are major vectors of human disease and the most dangerous are those that preferentially bite humans. A ‘domestic’ form of the mosquito Aedes aegypti has evolved to specialize in biting humans and is the major worldwide vector of dengue, yellow fever, and Chikungunya viruses. The do...

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Autores principales: McBride, Carolyn S., Baier, Felix, Omondi, Aman B., Spitzer, Sarabeth A., Lutomiah, Joel, Sang, Rosemary, Ignell, Rickard, Vosshall, Leslie B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4286346/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25391959
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature13964

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4286346/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25391959
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature13964

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