Incubated human sweat but not fresh sweat attracts the malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae sensu stricto

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 663-672

  Braks, Marieta A H ^a   Takken, Willem ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Anopheles gambiae s.s.; Host seeking behavior; Humans sweat; Lactic acid; Malaria mosquito; pH; Semiochemicals; Skin microflora

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID;

ATTRACTANT; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; MALARIA; OLFACTORY CUE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; INCUBATION TIME; MALARIA; MOSQUITO; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; SAMPLING; SKIN FLORA; SWEAT;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CULICIDAE; DIPTERA;

EID: 0032994495     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020970307748     Document Type: Article

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