Modified arthropod and method of use

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 5 capable of modifying one or more biological properties o...

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Hauptverfasser:	JOHNSON, KARYN NICOLE, MOREIRA, LUCIANO A, BROWNLIE, JEREMY COLIN, O'NEILL, SCOTT LESLIE, KAY, BRIAN HERBERT, MCGRAW, ELIZABETH ANN, MCMENIMAN, CONOR JAMES, RYAN, PETER ANTHONY
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AGRICULTURE ANIMAL HUSBANDRY BIOCIDES, e.g. AS DISINFECTANTS, AS PESTICIDES, AS HERBICIDES FISHING FORESTRY HUMAN NECESSITIES HUNTING PEST REPELLANTS OR ATTRACTANTS PLANT GROWTH REGULATORS PRESERVATION OF BODIES OF HUMANS OR ANIMALS OR PLANTS OR PARTSTHEREOF TRAPPING
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Zusammenfassung:	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 5 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 a reduced ability to feed from a host, when compared to a corresponding wild-type arthropod.