| Title |
Cultured skin microbiota attracts malaria mosquitoes
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Malaria Journal, December 2009
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| DOI | 10.1186/1475-2875-8-302 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Niels O Verhulst, Hans Beijleveld, Bart GJ Knols, Willem Takken, Gosse Schraa, Harro J Bouwmeester, Renate C Smallegange |
| Abstract |
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 body odours. It is hypothesized that host attractiveness and selection of An. gambiae is affected by the species composition, density, and metabolic activity of the skin microbiota. A study is presented in which the production and constituency of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) by human skin microbiota is examined and the behavioural responses of An. gambiae to VOCs from skin microbiota are investigated. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 3 | 1% |
| France | 2 | <1% |
| United States | 2 | <1% |
| Egypt | 1 | <1% |
| South Africa | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 232 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 48 | 20% |
| Researcher | 45 | 19% |
| Student > Master | 34 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 21 | 9% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 14 | 6% |
| Other | 36 | 15% |
| Unknown | 43 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 116 | 48% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 18 | 7% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 17 | 7% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 10 | 4% |
| Chemistry | 8 | 3% |
| Other | 26 | 11% |
| Unknown | 46 | 19% |
Attention Score in Context
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