Publication: Skin bacterial volatiles: propelling the future of vector control
Skin bacterial volatiles: propelling the future of vector control
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Lucas-Barbosa, D., DeGennaro, M., Mathis, A., & Verhulst, N. O. (2022). Skin bacterial volatiles: propelling the future of vector control. Trends in Parasitology, 38, 15–22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2021.08.010
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The skin microbiota plays an essential role in the protection against pathogens. It is our skin microbiota that makes us smell different from each other, rendering us more or less attractive to mosquitoes. Mosquitoes exploit skin bacterial odours to locate their hosts and are vectors of pathogens that can cause severe diseases such as malaria and dengue fever. A novel solution for long-lasting protection against insect vectors of disease could be attained by manipulating the bacterial commensals on human skin. The current options for
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- Lucas-Barbosa, Dani
- DeGennaro, Matthew
- Verhulst, Niels O
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Lucas-Barbosa, D., DeGennaro, M., Mathis, A., & Verhulst, N. O. (2022). Skin bacterial volatiles: propelling the future of vector control. Trends in Parasitology, 38, 15–22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2021.08.010
