Malaria altering host attractiveness and mosquito feeding
File(s)
Accepted version
Author(s)
Cator, LJ
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Several studies have suggested that malaria parasites stack the odds of transmission in their favour by manipulating the attraction profiles of their hosts. A recent study provides evidence that a specific parasite factor, (E)-4-hydroxy-3-methyl-but-2-enyl pyrophosphate, may increase both the attractiveness of infected vertebrates and the susceptibility of mosquitoes to infection.
Date Issued
2017-03-20
Date Acceptance
2017-03-03
Citation
Trends in Parasitology, 2017, 33 (5), pp.338-339
ISSN
1471-5007
Publisher
Elsevier (Cell Press)
Start Page
338
End Page
339
Journal / Book Title
Trends in Parasitology
Volume
33
Issue
5
Copyright Statement
© 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This manuscript is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Sponsor
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
Grant Number
BB/N013573/1
Subjects
06 Biological Sciences
07 Agricultural And Veterinary Sciences
11 Medical And Health Sciences
Publication Status
Published