An investigation into the role of the skin odorants and microbiota in the attraction of malaria mosquitoes to human beings

Skin microbiota plays an important role in human body odour production, and mosquitoes primarily use olfaction to locate their hosts, therefore, an understanding of the mosquito important compounds released by bacteria could be exploited for a novel intervention. This project investigated the role o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Due, C.
Other Authors: Logan, J. G. ; Dewhirst, S. ; Smith, L. ; Rogers, J.
Published: London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (University of London) 2018
Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.762935