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

• Published in: Frontiers in ecology and evolution Vol. 11
• Main Authors: Lucas-Barbosa, Dani, Balvers, Carlijn, Bellantuono, Anthony J., Castillo, John S., Costa-da-Silva, André L., De Moraes, Consuelo M., DeGennaro, Matthew, Verhulst, Niels O.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A 25.05.2023
• Subjects: Aedes (Ae.) aegypti; human skin bacteria; in vitro communities; mosquito; volatiles

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...