MUMBAI, India, June 26 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617001814 A) filed by The Trustees Of Indiana University; and Demeetra Agbio, Inc. on January 07, 2026, for Yeast Strain For Mosquito Management.
Inventors include Scheel, Molly, Duman; Mysore, Keshava; Brizzee, Corey; and Crawford, Jack.
The application for the patent was published on June 19, 2026, under issue no. 25/2026.
Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods for producing interfering RNA biopesticides, such as microbial host organisms engineered to produce interfering RNA molecules which inhibit the expression of a gene in a mosquito disease vectors by RNA interference. Also disclosed herein are polynucleotides, such as expression cassettes encoding such interfering RNA molecule and facilitating integration, such as stable integration into the host organism's genome. Further disclosed herein are compositions including the disclosed nucleotide sequences and host organisms, along with methods of using the same to control mosquito populations.
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