Manduca sexta
Carolina sphinx moth and the tobacco hawk moth and the tobacco hornworm and the goliath worm
Manduca sexta is a moth of the family Sphingidae present through much of the American continent. it is closely related to and often confused with the very similar tomato hornworm (Manduca quinquemaculata); the larvae of both feed on the foliage of various plants of the family Solanaceae. The tobacco hornworm is sometimes kept as a pet by children throughout its range.
Host Genome
Chromosome| Genome ID | Level | BUSCO Assessment |
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| GCA_014839805.1 | Chromosome |
C:97.9%[S:92.8%,D:5.1%],F:0.7%,M:1.4%,n:1367
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Related Symbionts
3 recordsSymbiont records associated with Manduca sexta
| Classification | Function | Function Tags | Reference | |
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Escherichia coli
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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modulate immunity-related gene expression in the infected F0 larvae, and also in their offspring, triggered immune responses in the infected host ass… |
Immune priming
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Photorhabdus luminescens subsp. laumondii strain TTNone1
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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produces a small-molecule antibiotic (E)-1,3-dihydroxy-2-(isopropyl)-5-(2-phenylethenyl)benzene (ST) that also acts as an inhibitor of phenoloxidase … |
Chemical biosynthesis
Antimicrobials
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Photorhabdus luminescens
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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the bacteria are symbiotic with entomopathogenic nematodes but become pathogenic on release from the nematode into the insect blood system |
Metagenome Information
0 recordsMetagenome sequencing data associated with Manduca sexta
| Run | Platform | Location | Date | BioProject |
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No metagenomes foundNo metagenome records associated with this host species. |
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Amplicon Information
0 recordsAmplicon sequencing data associated with Manduca sexta
| Run | Classification | Platform | Location | Environment |
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No amplicons foundNo amplicon records associated with this host species. |
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Related Articles
3 recordsResearch articles related to Manduca sexta
| Title | Authors | Journal | Year | DOI |
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Gegner, Jasmin; Baudach, Arne; Mukherjee, Krishnendu ... Vogel, Heiko; Vilcinskas, Andreas
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Frontiers in Physiology
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2019
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10.3389/fphys.2019.00137 | |
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Eleftherianos, I; Boundy, S; Joyce, SA ... ffrench-Constant, RH; Reynolds, SE
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PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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2007
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10.1073/pnas.0610525104 | |
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Daborn, PJ; Waterfield, N; Silva, CP ... Sharma, S; Ffrench-Constant, RH
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
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2002
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10.1073/pnas.102068099 |