Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus is an insect belonging to the order Coleoptera. It is native to North America, mostly in the southeastern part of the country, but has been established in California for over 50 years. A separate species of rice water weevil, Lissorhoptrus brevirostris is present in Cuba, Dominican Republic, Colombia, Suriname and Venezuela. Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus began spreading through the rice growing regions of Asia in 1976 ; in Europe it has been present in Italy since 2004, in the regions of the Piedmont and Lombardy where it affects upland rice production

Host Genome

No genome information available

Related Symbionts

6 records

Symbiont records associated with Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus

Classification Function Function Tags Reference
Nardonella

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

Candidatus Nardonella might not be playing critical roles in the reproduction of L. oryzophilus.

other
Wolbachia

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

Wolbachia is necessary for oocyte production in Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus.

fertility
Bacteria

Enterococcus faecalis might be a promising paratransgenesis candidate.

other
Enterobacter sp.

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

Enterobacter sp. might be a promising paratransgenesis candidate.

other
Bacteria

Bacillus cereus might be a promising paratransgenesis candidate.

other
Pantoea agglomerans

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

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Metagenome Information

0 records

Metagenome sequencing data associated with Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus

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No metagenomes found

No metagenome records associated with this host species.

Amplicon Information

0 records

Amplicon sequencing data associated with Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus

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No amplicons found

No amplicon records associated with this host species.

Related Articles

4 records

Research articles related to Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus