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“Sweeter than a rose”, at least to Triatoma phyllosoma complex males (Triatominae: Reduviidae)

Overview of attention for article published in Parasites & Vectors, February 2018
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Title
“Sweeter than a rose”, at least to Triatoma phyllosoma complex males (Triatominae: Reduviidae)
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Parasites & Vectors, February 2018
DOI 10.1186/s13071-018-2677-z
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Irving J. May-Concha, Leopoldo C. Cruz-López, Julio C. Rojas, Janine M. Ramsey

Abstract

The Triatoma phyllosoma complex of Trypanosoma cruzi vectors (Triatominae: Reduviidae) is distributed in both Neotropical and Nearctic bioregions of Mexico. Volatile organic compounds emitted by disturbed Triatoma longipennis, Triatoma pallidipennis and Triatoma phyllosoma, and from their Brindley's and metasternal glands, were identified using solid-phase microextraction coupled with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Disturbed bugs and the metasternal glands from T. phyllosoma released or had significantly fewer compounds than T. longipennis and T. pallidipennis. Isobutyric acid was the most abundant compound secreted by disturbed bugs of the three species, while Brindley's glands of all species produced another four compounds: propanoic acid, isobutyric acid, pentyl butanoate, and 2-methyl hexanoic acid. Two novel compounds, both rose oxide isomers, were produced in MGs and released only by disturbed females of all three species, making this the first report in Triatominae of these monoterpenes. The principal compound in MGs of both sexes of T. longipennis and T. phyllosoma was 3-methyl-2-hexanone, while cis-rose oxide was the principal compound in T. pallidipennis females. The major components in male effluvia of T. pallidipennis were 2-decanol and 3-methyl-2-hexanone. Discriminant analysis of volatile organic compounds was significant, separating the three species and was consistent with morphological and genetic evidence for species distinctions within the complex.

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Unknown 21 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Doctoral Student 3 14%
Student > Ph. D. Student 3 14%
Researcher 2 10%
Professor 1 5%
Other 1 5%
Other 2 10%
Unknown 9 43%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 5 24%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 3 14%
Psychology 1 5%
Immunology and Microbiology 1 5%
Medicine and Dentistry 1 5%
Other 1 5%
Unknown 9 43%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 08 October 2018.
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#15,177,417
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