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Malar J ; 15: 478, 2016 09 17.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27639972

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BACKGROUND: Cedrol, a sesquiterpene alcohol, is the first identified oviposition attractant for African malaria vectors. Finding the natural source of this compound might help to elucidate why Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles arabiensis prefer to lay eggs in habitats containing it. Previous studies suggest that cedrol may be a fungal metabolite and the essential oil of grass rhizomes have been described to contain a high amount of different sesquiterpenes. RESULTS: Rhizomes of the grass Cyperus rotundus were collected in a natural malaria mosquito breeding site. Two fungi were isolated from an aqueous infusion with these rhizomes. They were identified as Fusarium falciforme and a species in the Fusarium fujikuroi species complex. Volatile compounds were collected from the headspace above fungal cultures on Tenax traps which were analysed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GCMS). Cedrol and a cedrol isomer were detected in the headspace above the F. fujikuroi culture, while only cedrol was detected above the F. falciforme culture. CONCLUSION: Cedrol an oviposition attractant for African malaria vectors is produced by two fungi species isolated from grass rhizomes collected from a natural mosquito breeding site.


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Anopheles/drug effects , Cyperus/microbiology , Fusarium/metabolism , Mosquito Vectors/drug effects , Oviposition/drug effects , Pheromones/metabolism , Terpenes/metabolism , Animals , Anopheles/physiology , Female , Fusarium/classification , Fusarium/isolation & purification , Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry , Mosquito Vectors/physiology , Oviposition/physiology , Polycyclic Sesquiterpenes , Rhizome/microbiology , Terpenes/isolation & purification , Volatile Organic Compounds/isolation & purification , Volatile Organic Compounds/metabolism
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