Description: A selection of organisms of interest for paratransgenetic approaches, curated as part of the preparation of iGEM USP-Brazil for iGEM in 2017. For more information, check the project wiki: http://2017.igem.org/Team:USP-Brazil. Columns: organism: The species (or other taxon) of the candidate chassis to be engineered. DOI: The DOI identifier of the main reference regarding this chassis. relation with host: The ecological relation of the chassis with its host. host: The arthropod species in which the chassis can live. disease: The diseases that could be targeted by engineering this chassis. genetic amenability: Roughly, how amenable to genetic engineering the organism seems to be. evidence of horizontal transmission: Roughly, the degree of evidence on the chassis passing from adult organisms to each other. evidence of vertical transmission: Roughly, the degree of evidence on the chassis passing from adult organisms to their prole. stability in midgut (or targeted organ): Roughly, how stable the organism is in the arthropod host. Column names followed by "_QID" hold the Wikidata IDs relative to that column. Google Sheets: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FvWnwvsSGo5YMpP_04FLK7TUCuKRZJg_fKemtU_XGXI/edit?usp=sharing Funding: The release of this curation effort and its integration to Wikidata was supported by grant #2019/26284-1 from the São Paulo Research Foundation (FAPESP).