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US 8,507,457 B2Granted
Compositions for conferring tolerance to viral disease in social insects, and the use thereof
AssigneeBeeologics Inc.
InventorsNitzan Paldi, Gal Yarden
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Abstract
Compositions and methods for reducing susceptibility to infectious disease in bees using RNA interference technology, and more particularly, prevention and treatment of viral infections in honeybees such as Israel acute paralysis virus (IAPV) by feeding of pathogen-specific dsRNA. Further, multiple-pathogen specific dsRNA is disclosed.
Claims20
A bee-ingestible composition comprising an isolated Israel Acute Paralysis Virus-specific dsRNA comprising SEQ ID NO:
- 33 and an RNA sequence complementary to the entire SEQ ID NO:
- 33 and bee feed.
A nucleic acid agent consisting of a nucleic acid sequence encoding an RNA sequence complementary to the nucleic acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:
- 33.
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