Scott Leslie ONeill,Conor James McMeniman,Karyn Nicole Johnson,Elizabeth Ann McGraw,Luciano A. Moreira,Peter Anthony Ryan,Brian Herbert Kay,Jeremy Colin Brownlie
申请号：
US14304919
公开号：
US09090911B2
申请日:
2014.06.14
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2015
代理人:
摘要：
A modified arthropod, an arthropod-modifying bacterium, and use thereof as an agent for control of diseases transmitted by arthropods, particularly mosquitoes, is provided. More specifically, an isolated arthropod-adapted Wolbachia bacterium capable of modifying one or more biological properties of a mosquito host is provided. The modified arthropod may be characterized as having a shortened life-span, a reduced ability to transmit disease, a reduced susceptibility to a pathogen, a reduced fecundity, and/or a reduced ability to feed from a host, when compared to a corresponding wild-type arthropod.
