Functional Symbionts
116 recordsRecords of insect symbionts with verified function from literatures.
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Host Insect | Classification | Localization | Function | Function Tags | Year | Edit | |
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Mammaliicoccus sciuri
Bacillota |
Bombyx moriLepidoptera |
Bacteria
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could produce a secreted chitinolytic lysozyme (termed Msp1) to damage fungal cell walls,completely inhibit the spore germination of fungal entomopathogens Metarhizium robertsii and Beauveria bassiana |
2024 |
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Bombyx moriLepidoptera |
Bacteria
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could produce a secreted chitinolytic lysozyme (termed Msp1) to damage fungal cell walls,completely inhibit the spore germination of fungal entomopathogens Metarhizium robertsii and Beauveria bassiana |
2024 |
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Bacillus thuringiensis
Bacillota |
Tuta absolutaLepidoptera |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Individual exposure of B. thuringiensis isolates to P. absoluta revealed high susceptibility of the pest and could potentially be used to develop effective, safe and affordable microbial pesticides for the management of P. absoluta. |
2024 |
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Candida
Ascomycota |
Nilaparvata lugensHemiptera |
Fungi
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Extracellular
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Candida can provide amino acids, sterols and other substances for the host and can produce a variety of detoxification enzymes to make the BPHs immune to insecticides, mycotoxins and phytotoxins |
2024 |
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Amycolatopsis
Actinomycetota |
TrachymyrmexHymenoptera |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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produce antibiotic EC0-0501 that has strong activity against ant-associated Actinobacteria and may also play a role in bacterial competition in this niche |
2023 |
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Penicillium chrysogenum
Ascomycota |
Aspongopus chinensisHemiptera |
Fungi
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Extracellular
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this strain could generate antibacterial secondary metabolites, which could potently inhibit gram-positive bacteria growth in vitro |
2023 |
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Pantoea 1C4
Pseudomonadota |
Xylosandrus crassiusculusColeoptera |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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plays both a nutritional role, by providing essential amino acids and enzymes for the hydrolysis of plant biomass, and a defensive role, by producing antibiotics. |
2023 |
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Pantoea 1C4
Pseudomonadota |
Xylosandrus germanusColeoptera |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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plays both a nutritional role, by providing essential amino acids and enzymes for the hydrolysis of plant biomass, and a defensive role, by producing antibiotics. |
2023 |
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Streptomyces philanthi
Actinomycetota |
Philanthus triangulumHymenoptera |
Bacteria
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S. philanthi protect the offspring from opportunistic pathogens by producing antibiotics ,the beewolf protects S. philanthi from oxidative and nitrosative damage by producing protective enzymes and embalming the symbiont in a secretion containing long-chain hydrocarbons |
2023 |
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Beauveria bassiana
Ascomycota |
Drosophila melanogasterDiptera |
Fungi
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B. bassiana evolved a defensin-like BbAMP1 to battle the insect surface microbiotas to facilitate fungal infection of insect hosts |
2023 |
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Streptomyces globisporus
Actinomycetota |
Messor structorHymenoptera |
Bacteria
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secretes albomycin to inhibit the growth of entomopathogens suggests that Streptomyces globisporus subsp. globisporus may be involved in defensive symbiosis with the Messor structor ant against infections |
2022 |
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Pseudomonas
Pseudomonadota |
Monochamus alternatusColeoptera |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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show a strong inhibitory activity against entomopathogenic Beauveria bassiana by reducing the fungal conidial germination and growth rather than regulating host immunity |
2022 |
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Serratia
Pseudomonadota |
Monochamus alternatusColeoptera |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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show a strong inhibitory activity against entomopathogenic Beauveria bassiana by reducing the fungal conidial germination and growth rather than regulating host immunity |
2022 |
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Bacillus subtilis
Bacillota |
Bombyx moriLepidoptera |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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B. subtilis can generate a variety of primary and secondary metabolites, such as B vitamins and antimicrobial compounds, to provide micronutrients and enhance the pathogen resistance of their insect host; The antimicrobial compounds secreted by B. subtilis were the primary driving force for the reconstruction of intestinal microbiota |
2022 |
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Amycolatopsis
Actinomycetota |
Trachymyrmex smithiHymenoptera |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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inhibited the growth of Pseudonocardia symbionts under laboratory conditions. The novel analog nocamycin V from the strain was identified as the antibacterial compound |
2022 |
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Burkholderia
Pseudomonadota |
Lagria villosaColeoptera |
Bacteria
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removal of the community significantly impairs the survival probability of young larvae when exposed to different pathogenic Fungi |
2022 |
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Chaetomium subaffine MFFC22
Ascomycota |
Apis melliferaHymenoptera |
Fungi
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have antibacterial and antioxidant activities |
2022 |
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Lactobacillus_uc
Bacillota |
Apis ceranaHymenoptera |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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LAB produce organic acids, known as anti-microbial metabolites, inhibiting the growth of spoilage and pathogenic microorganisms |
2022 |
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Bacillus
Bacillota |
Diatraea saccharalisLepidoptera |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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microbiota harbored by D. saccharalis inhibits the growth of Colletotrichum falcatum and Fusarium verticillioides, which are both rot-causing fungi of sugarcane stalk |
2022 |
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Klebsiella
Pseudomonadota |
Diatraea saccharalisLepidoptera |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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microbiota harbored by D. saccharalis inhibits the growth of Colletotrichum falcatum and Fusarium verticillioides, which are both rot-causing fungi of sugarcane stalk |
2022 |