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Cedrol, a malaria mosquito oviposition attractant is produced by fungi isolated from rhizomes of the grass Cyperus rotundus

BACKGROUND: Cedrol, a sesquiterpene alcohol, is the first identified oviposition attractant for African malaria vectors. Finding the natural source of this compound might help to elucidate why Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles arabiensis prefer to lay eggs in habitats containing it. Previous studies s...

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Autores principales: Eneh, Lynda K., Saijo, Hiromi, Borg-Karlson, Anna-Karin, Lindh, Jenny M., Rajarao, Gunaratna Kuttuva
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5027114/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27639972
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-016-1536-7