MARTINE, Ignacio,ARMEN, Zachary Garo,FRIEDLANDER, Jonathan,CEZAR, Christine,MARTIN, Barry Andrew,AVENDANO AMADO, Maier Steve
申请号：
EP18744047
公开号：
EP3573447A4
申请日:
2018.01.24
申请国别(地区):
EP
年份:
2020
代理人:
摘要：
Provided herein are agents, compositions, and methods for agricultural use, e.g., for altering the level, activity, or metabolism of one or more microorganisms resident in a host nematode or arthropod (e.g., honeybee or silkworm), the alteration resulting in an increase in the fitness of the host. The invention features a composition that includes an agent (e.g., phage, peptide, small molecule, antibiotic, or combinations thereof) that can alter the host's microbiota in a manner that is beneficial to the host. By promoting favorable microbial levels, microbial activity, microbial metabolism, and/or microbial diversity, the agents described herein may be used to increase the fitness of a variety of beneficial nematodes or arthropods, such as bees and silkworms, utilized in agriculture and commerce.
