Carboxylic acids that drive mosquito attraction to humans activate ionotropic receptors.

• Main Authors: Garrett Ray (Author), Robert M Huff (Author), John S Castillo (Author), Anthony J Bellantuono (Author), Matthew DeGennaro (Author), R Jason Pitts (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The mosquito, Aedes aegypti, is highly anthropophilic and transmits debilitating arboviruses within human populations and between humans and non-human primates. Female mosquitoes are attracted to sources of blood by responding to odor plumes that are emitted by their preferred hosts. Acidic volatile...