Kerria lacca is a species of insect in the family Kerriidae, the lac insects. These are in the superfamily Coccoidea, the scale insects. This species is perhaps the most commercially important lac insect, being a main source of lac, a resin which can be refined into shellac and other products. This insect is native to Asia.

Host Genome

No genome information available

Related Symbionts

2 records

Symbiont records associated with Kerria lacca

Classification Function Function Tags Reference
Fungi

produces an economically important natural resin, known as lac; YLS in nutritional supplementation and detoxifying substances

Nutrient provision Plant secondary metabolites
Bacteria

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Metagenome Information

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Metagenome sequencing data associated with Kerria lacca

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No metagenomes found

No metagenome records associated with this host species.

Amplicon Information

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Amplicon sequencing data associated with Kerria lacca

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No amplicons found

No amplicon records associated with this host species.

Related Articles

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Research articles related to Kerria lacca

Title Authors Journal Year DOI
Kandasamy, T; Ekbal, S; Kumari, K ... Mohanasundaram, A; Sharma, KK
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TROPICAL INSECT SCIENCE
2022
10.1007/s42690-022-00758-x
Vashishtha, A; Sharama, KK; Lakhanpaul, S
CURRENT MICROBIOLOGY
2011
10.1007/s00284-011-9961-x