Antennal-expressed ammonium transporters in the malaria vector mosquito Anopheles gambiae.

The principal Afrotropical malaria vector mosquito, Anopheles gambiae remains a significant threat to human health. In this anthropophagic species, females detect and respond to a range of human-derived volatile kairomones such as ammonia, lactic acid, and other carboxylic acids in their quest for b...

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Main Authors: R Jason Pitts, Stephen L Derryberry, Fadi E Pulous, Laurence J Zwiebel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4216128?pdf=render