Yes. Biowarfare mechanics state as such.
Think about how certain diseases only target certain species. The only difference is you must carefully encode a virus against a specific DNA engram and make sure it doesn't mutate too wildly.
It's a topic for serious consideration in the event of say, an interplanetary war (IE a war against aliens). H.G. Wells proposed the first - bacterium, albeit his depiction is entirely defensive.
Also, space force.