Infochemicals in mosquito host selection: Human skin microflora and Plasmodium parasites

Parasitology Today

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 409-413

  Braks, Marieta A H ^a   Anderson, Robert A ^b   Knols, Bart G J ^c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VOLATILE AGENT;

ANOPHELES GAMBIAE; FLY; HISTOLOGY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALARIA; NONHUMAN; ODOR; PATHOGENESIS; PLASMODIUM; REVIEW; SKIN FLORA; SKIN GLAND;

ANIMALS; CORYNEBACTERIUM; CULICIDAE; DISEASE VECTORS; HOST-PARASITE RELATIONS; HUMANS; MALARIA; MICROCOCCACEAE; PHEROMONES; PLASMODIUM; SKIN;

EID: 0033214127     PISSN: 01694758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-4758(99)01514-8     Document Type: Review

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