FocusLimburger cheese as an attractant for the malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae s.s.
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Mutagenesis of the orco odorant receptor co-receptor impairs olfactory function in the malaria vector Anopheles coluzzii
2020, Insect Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyCitation Excerpt :aegypti mosquitoes (Degennaro et al., 2013), direct attraction of blood-feeding females to unwashed human hands as a paradigm for host seeking was severely impacted in our orco−/− mutants (Fig. 6A and B). We also used Limburger cheese, which is a well-established human-odor proxy for anthropophilic Anophelines (Knols and De Jong, 1996; Owino, 2011); when coupled to a heat source, these mimics strongly attracted wild-type mosquitoes while orco−/− mutants were indifferent (Fig. 6C and D). GC-MS studies have identified multiple Limburger cheese volatiles, including ketones (e.g. 2-pentatone, 2-heptanone, 2-octanone, and 2-nonanone) and phenols (e.g. phenol, phenylethanol and cresol) (Bertuzzi et al., 2018), that are also detected in human skin emanations (Bernier et al., 2000).
Microporous polyolefin strands as controlled-release devices for mosquito repellents
2019, Chemical Engineering JournalCitation Excerpt :gambiae s.s. and An. funestus) are attracted by human foot odour, a smell similar to limburger cheese, and they tend to bite victims in the ankle area [12–14]. These vectors prefer feeding close to the ground level, i.e., at lower leg, ankles and feet [14,15].
Impact of Skin Microbiome on Attractiveness to Arthropod Vectors and Pathogen Transmission
2018, Skin and Arthropod VectorsEffects of blood-feeding on olfactory sensitivity of the malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae: Application of mixed linear models to account for repeated measurements
2013, Journal of Insect PhysiologyCitation Excerpt :Carboxylic acids are major components in human odor blends, elicit EAG responses (Knols et al., 1997) and mixtures of these compounds were shown to attract An. gambiae females (Knols and De Jong, 1996) or augment the attraction of ammonia and lactic acid (Smallegange et al., 2005, 2009). It was found that incubated sweat was more attractive to female An.
Smelling in multiple dimensions
2012, Current Opinion in Chemical BiologyPreliminary evidence of Rhodnius prolixus (Hemiptera: Triatominae) attraction to human skin odour extracts
2010, Acta TropicaCitation Excerpt :The reduction in attractiveness of face skin rubbings 15 min and 1 h after Bactroderm® treatment (see Fig. 2) suggest that probably the bacteriostatic effect of this compound is enough to decrease immediately the amount of aliphatic fatty acids produced by the skin microorganisms and indeed triatomine attractiveness. These results are in agreement with the experiments previously carried out with A. gambiae, in which the attraction to feet and ankles was eliminated after washing them with an anti-bacterial medical soap (Knols and De Jong, 1996). Our results in addition to those of Knols and Takken (1996) experiments suggest that skin microflora and their metabolic products would be essential in the host-seeking behaviour in mosquitoes and triatomine bugs.