MARTINEZ, Ignacio,ARMEN, Zachary, Garo,MARTIN, Barry, Andrew,AVENDANO AMADO, Maier, Steve
申请号:
EP18758134
公开号:
EP3585171A4
申请日:
2018.02.23
申请国别(地区):
EP
年份:
2020
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.