Dendroctonus ponderosae is a species of bark beetle native to the forests of western North America from Mexico to central British Columbia. It has a hard black exoskeleton, and measures approximately 5 millimetres (1⁄4 in), about the size of a grain of rice.

Host Genome

Scaffold
Genome ID Level BUSCO Assessment
GCA_000355655.1 Scaffold
C:96.2%[S:92.2%,D:4.0%],F:1.6%,M:2.2%,n:1367

Related Symbionts

18 records

Symbiont records associated with Dendroctonus ponderosae

Classification Function Function Tags Reference
Fungi

Grosmannia clavigera can detoxify oleoresin terpenoids (conifer-defence chemicals) and utilize them as carbon sources. It allows host insects to tole…

Plant secondary metabolites
Fungi

The symbiotic fungus can utilize terpenes as carbon sources. Genes involved in terpene-degradation were expressed in symbionts cultured with plant ma…

Digestive enzymes
Fungi

Increased success of host insect on jack pines (host plant) reduces food quality for interspecific competitors

Fungi

fungal pathogenicity likely is more important in aiding MPB colonization and development within the host tree

Fungi

Oxygenated monoterpenes produced by microbial activity is used as host (beetle) location cues by parasitoids

Rahnella aquatilis

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

R. aquatilis decreased (−)-α-pinene (38%) and (+)-α-pinene (46%) by 40% and 45% (by GC-MS), respectively

Plant secondary metabolites
Burkholderia

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

Genera contained most genes involved in terpene degradation (by metagenomics)

Plant secondary metabolites
Pseudomonas

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

Genera contained most genes involved in terpene degradation (by metagenomics)

Plant secondary metabolites
Rahnella

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

Genera contained most genes involved in terpene degradation (by metagenomics)

Plant secondary metabolites
Serratia

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

Genera contained most genes involved in terpene degradation (by metagenomics)

Plant secondary metabolites
Pseudomonas mandelii

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

P. mandelii decreased concentrations of all monoterpenes by 15–24%

Plant secondary metabolites
Serritia marcescens

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

S. marcescens reduced 49–79% of 3-carene and (−)-β-pinene

Plant secondary metabolites
Pseudomonas sp,

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

Degraded 20–50% of α-pinene (by GC-MS)

Plant secondary metabolites
Rahnella aquatilis

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

Degraded 20–50% of α-pinene (by GC-MS)

Plant secondary metabolites
Serratia sp.

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

Degraded 20–50% of α-pinene (by GC-MS)

Plant secondary metabolites
Fungi

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Fungi

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Fungi

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Metagenome Information

0 records

Metagenome sequencing data associated with Dendroctonus ponderosae

Run Platform Location Date BioProject

No metagenomes found

No metagenome records associated with this host species.

Amplicon Information

0 records

Amplicon sequencing data associated with Dendroctonus ponderosae

Run Classification Platform Location Environment

No amplicons found

No amplicon records associated with this host species.

Related Articles

6 records

Research articles related to Dendroctonus ponderosae