MARTINEZ, IGNACIO,ARMEN, ZACHARY GARO,CEZAR, CHRISTINE,MARTIN, BARRY ANDREW,AVENDANO AMADO, MAIER STEVE
申请号：
CA3047431
公开号：
CA3047431A1
申请日:
2018.01.24
申请国别(地区):
CA
年份:
2018
代理人:
摘要：
Provided herein are methods and compositions for food and feed applications, e.g., for targeting one or more microorganisms resident in a host insect, the modulation resulting in an increase in the fitness of the host. The invention features a composition that includes a modulating 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 modulating agent described herein may be used to increase the fitness of a variety of insects utilized in human food or animal feed industries.
