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	Host Insect	Classification	Localization	Function	Function Tags	Year	Edit
Bacillus circulans Bacillota	Bombyx mori Lepidoptera	Bacteria	Intracellular	degradation of cellulose, xylan, pectin and starch	Digestive enzymes	2010
Citrobacter freundii Pseudomonadota	Bombyx mori Lepidoptera	Bacteria		degradation of cellulose, xylan, pectin and starch	Digestive enzymes	2010
Klebsiella pneumoniae Pseudomonadota	Bombyx mori Lepidoptera	Bacteria	Extracellular	degradation of cellulose, xylan, pectin and starch	Digestive enzymes	2010
Proteus vulgaris Pseudomonadota	Bombyx mori Lepidoptera	Bacteria	Extracellular	degradation of cellulose, xylan, pectin and starch	Digestive enzymes	2010
Serratia liquefaciens Pseudomonadota	Bombyx mori Lepidoptera	Bacteria		able to utilize three polysaccharides including CMcellulose, xylan and pectin	Digestive enzymes	2010
Serratia sp. Pseudomonadota	Plutella xylostella Lepidoptera	Bacteria		activity of chitinase, enhance the larval growth and development	Digestive enzymes Growth and Development	2007
Serratia marcescens Pseudomonadota	Plutella xylostella Lepidoptera	Bacteria	Extracellular	producing chitinase contribute to host nutrition	Digestive enzymes	2007
Aeromonas sp. Pseudomonadota	Samia cynthia Lepidoptera	Bacteria		producing xylanase	Digestive enzymes	2004
Buchnera Pseudomonadota	Aphis fabae Hemiptera	Bacteria	Extracellular	producing essential amino acids	Digestive enzymes	2001
Bacteroides Bacteroidota	Reticulitermes flavipes Blattodea	Bacteria	Extracellular	has the ability to degrade urate	Digestive enzymes	1981
Streptococcus Bacillota	Reticulitermes flavipes Blattodea	Bacteria	Extracellular	can be broken down into substances such as carbon dioxide, ammonia and acetic acid	Digestive enzymes	1981

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