Functional Symbionts
66 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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Klebsiella spp.
Pseudomonadota |
Spodoptera frugiperdaLepidoptera |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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may have positive effects on insect fecundity |
2024 |
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Tremblaya phenacola
Pseudomonadota |
Phenacoccus solenopsisHemiptera |
Bacteria
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T. phenacola PSOL contributed to high fecundity in P. solenopsis |
2024 |
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Stammera
Pseudomonadota |
Chelymorpha alternansColeoptera |
Bacteria
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decoupled in adult beetles to match the nutritional and reproductive requirements of its host. |
2024 |
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Wolbachia wMelPop
Pseudomonadota |
Drosophila melanogasterDiptera |
Bacteria
|
Intracellular
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The virulent wMelPop can improve the learning and memory capacity of Drosophila. |
2024 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Pseudoregma bambucicolaHemiptera |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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influences the reproduction of its hosts to facilitate its proliferation and transmission |
2024 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Purohita taiwanensisHemiptera |
Bacteria
|
Intracellular
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influences the reproduction of its hosts to facilitate its proliferation and transmission |
2024 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Tropidocephala brunnipennisHemiptera |
Bacteria
|
Intracellular
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influences the reproduction of its hosts to facilitate its proliferation and transmission |
2024 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Antonina pretiosaHemiptera |
Bacteria
|
Intracellular
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influences the reproduction of its hosts to facilitate its proliferation and transmission |
2024 |
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Bifidobacterium asteroides
Actinomycetota |
Apis melliferaHymenoptera |
Bacteria
|
Intracellular
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Bifidobacterium provides complementary demethylation service to promote Gilliamella growth on methylated homogalacturonan, an enriched polysaccharide of pectin. In exchange, Gilliamella shares digestive products with Bifidobacterium, through which a positive interaction is established |
2024 |
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Bifidobacterium asteroides
Actinomycetota |
Apis ceranaHymenoptera |
Bacteria
|
Intracellular
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Bifidobacterium provides complementary demethylation service to promote Gilliamella growth on methylated homogalacturonan, an enriched polysaccharide of pectin. In exchange, Gilliamella shares digestive products with Bifidobacterium, through which a positive interaction is established |
2024 |
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Gilliamella apicola
Pseudomonadota |
Apis melliferaHymenoptera |
Bacteria
|
Intracellular
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Bifidobacterium provides complementary demethylation service to promote Gilliamella growth on methylated homogalacturonan, an enriched polysaccharide of pectin. In exchange, Gilliamella shares digestive products with Bifidobacterium, through which a positive interaction is established |
2024 |
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Gilliamella apicola
Pseudomonadota |
Apis ceranaHymenoptera |
Bacteria
|
Intracellular
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Bifidobacterium provides complementary demethylation service to promote Gilliamella growth on methylated homogalacturonan, an enriched polysaccharide of pectin. In exchange, Gilliamella shares digestive products with Bifidobacterium, through which a positive interaction is established |
2024 |
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Serratia symbiotica
Pseudomonadota |
Acyrthosiphon pisumHemiptera |
Bacteria
|
Intracellular
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harboring Serratia improved host aphid growth and fecundity but reduced longevity. Serratia defends aphids against P. japonica by impeding the predator's development and predation capacity, and modulating its foraging behavior |
2024 |
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Burkholderia
Pseudomonadota |
Riptortus pedestrisHemiptera |
Bacteria
|
Extracellular
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this bacterial enrichment played a significant role in enhancing insect host reproduction |
2024 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Drosophila suzukiiDiptera |
Bacteria
|
Intracellular
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Wolbachia positively affected female fecundity and offspring mass after a diet shift |
2024 |
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Rickettsiella
Pseudomonadota |
Myzus persicaeHemiptera |
Bacteria
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reduced aphid fecundity, decreased heat tolerance, and modified aphid body color, from light to dark green |
2023 |
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Beauveria bassiana
Ascomycota |
Xyleborus affinisColeoptera |
Fungi
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B. bassiana has the insecticidal activity on X. affinis adult females and their progeny |
2023 |
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Burkholderia
Pseudomonadota |
Riptortus pedestrisHemiptera |
Bacteria
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symbiont modulates Kr-h1 expression to enhance ovarian development and egg production of R. pedestris by increasing the biosynthesis of the two reproduction-associated proteins, hexamerin-α and vitellogenin |
2023 |
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Caballeronia jiangsuensis
Pseudomonadota |
Riptortus pedestrisHemiptera |
Bacteria
|
Extracellular
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in laboratory conditions, C. jiangsuensis significantly enhanced the development, body size, and reproductive potentials of R. pedestris, compared to individuals with no symbiotic bacteria. |
2023 |
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Rhodococcus rhodnii ATCC 35None71
Actinomycetota |
Rhodnius prolixusHemiptera |
Bacteria
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Rhodnius prolixus harbouring R. rhodnii developed faster, had higher survival, and laid more eggs |
2023 |