Competition matters: using in vitro community models to study the impact of human skin bacteria on mosquito attraction

The human skin bacteria play an important role in the production of volatiles that attract mosquitoes. Using some of the most abundant human skin bacterial species, we created in vitro community models to assess whether increased microbial biodiversity could reduce human attractiveness to females of...

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Main Authors: Dani Lucas-Barbosa, Carlijn Balvers, Anthony J. Bellantuono, John S. Castillo, André L. Costa-da-Silva, Consuelo M. De Moraes, Matthew DeGennaro, Niels O. Verhulst
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2023.1156311/full