Malaria Parasites Produce Volatile Mosquito Attractants
Kelly M, Su CY, Schaber C, Crowley JR, Hsu FF, Carlson JR, Odom AR. Malaria Parasites Produce Volatile Mosquito Attractants. MBio 2015, 6: 10.1128/mbio.00235-15. PMID: 25805727, PMCID: PMC4453533, DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00235-15.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMalaria parasitesMalaria mosquito vector Anopheles gambiaeNonphotosynthetic plastid organelleMosquito vector Anopheles gambiaeMalaria parasite Plasmodium falciparumIsoprenoid biosynthesis pathwayParasite Plasmodium falciparumTransmission-blocking strategiesPlastid organelleBiosynthesis pathwayVolatile signalsOdorant receptorsCultured malaria parasitesVolatile chemical profilesMammalian hostsMosquito attractantsAnopheles gambiaeChemical signalsHost attractionMolecular identityMetabolic pathwaysVolatile odorantsParasitesGlobal health concernPlasmodium falciparum