MARTINEZ, IGNACIO,ARMEN, ZACHARY GARO,MARTIN, BARRY ANDREW,AVENDANO AMADO, MAIER STEVE
申请号：
CA3048497
公开号：
CA3048497A1
申请日:
2018.02.23
申请国别(地区):
CA
年份:
2018
代理人:
摘要：
Provided herein are methods and compositions for modulating the fitness of a host invertebrate (e.g., insect, mollusk, or nematode) by altering interactions between the host and one or more micoorganisms resident in the host. The invention features a composition including a modulating agent (e.g., a polypeptide, nucleic acid, small molecule, or combinations thereof) that can induce changes in the host's microbiota in a manner that modulates (e.g., increases or decreases) host fitness. The modulating agent described herein may modulate the fitness of a variety of invertebrates that are important for agriculture, commerce, and/or public health.
