Host preferences of blood-feeding mosquitoes

W Takken, NO Verhulst - Annual review of entomology, 2013 - annualreviews.org
Mosquitoes use plant sugars and vertebrate blood as nutritional resources. When searching
for blood hosts, some mosquitoes express preferential behavior for selected species. Here …

orco mutant mosquitoes lose strong preference for humans and are not repelled by volatile DEET

M DeGennaro, CS McBride, L Seeholzer, T Nakagawa… - Nature, 2013 - nature.com
Female mosquitoes of some species are generalists and will blood-feed on a variety of
vertebrate hosts, whereas others display marked host preference. Anopheles gambiae and …

[HTML][HTML] Mitochondrial genome sequences reveal deep divergences among Anopheles punctulatus sibling species in Papua New Guinea

K Logue, ER Chan, T Phipps, ST Small, L Reimer… - Malaria Journal, 2013 - Springer
Abstract Background Members of the Anopheles punctulatus group (AP group) are the
primary vectors of human malaria in Papua New Guinea. The AP group includes 13 sibling …

[HTML][HTML] Predicting the Spread of a Transgene in African Malaria Vector Populations: Current Knowledge and Limitations

F Simard, T Lehmann - Madame Curie Bioscience Database …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
One strategy for the control of malaria and other vector-borne diseases relies on the
ambitious goal of depleting natural vector populations' ability to transmit the pathogen …

Host-seeking behaviour in the malaria vector Anopheles gambiae

FM Hawkes - 2013 - gala.gre.ac.uk
In sub-Saharan Africa, 90% of malaria cases are the result of transmission by the Anopheles
gambiae species complex, causing 600,000 deaths annually. Increasingly, An. gambiae …

[PDF][PDF] orco mutant mosquitoes lose strong preference for humans and are not repelled by volatile DEET

N Jasinskiene, AA James, LB Vosshall - 2013 - researchgate.net
Female mosquitoes of some species are generalists and will bloodfeed on a variety of
vertebrate hosts, whereas others display marked host preference. Anopheles gambiae and …

[图书][B] Targeted inhibition of the Plasmodium falciparum Vitamin B6 producing enzyme Pdx1 and the biochemical and functional consequences thereof

SB Reeksting - 2013 - search.proquest.com
Malaria is caused by the parasite Plasmodium falciparum and still plagues many parts of the
world. To date, efforts to control the spread of the parasites have been largely ineffective …