Ignacio MARTINEZ,Zachary Garo ARMEN,Barry Andrew MARTIN,Maier Steve AVENDANO AMADO
申请号：
US16399200
公开号：
US20190246647A1
申请日:
2019.04.30
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2019
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.
