Functional Symbionts
339 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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Burkholderia
Pseudomonadota |
Gossyparia spuriaHemiptera |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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providing host insects with almost all essential amino acids and several B vitamins |
2023 |
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Candidatus Pantoea bathycoeliae
Pseudomonadota |
Bathycoelia distinctaHemiptera |
Bacteria
|
Extracellular
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provide nutrients that cannot be obtained from plant sap food sources |
2023 |
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Candidatus Carsonella ruddii
Pseudomonadota |
Cacopsylla pyricolaHemiptera |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Carsonella produces most essential amino acids (EAAs) for C. pyricola, Psyllophila complements the genes missing in Carsonella for the tryptophan pathway and synthesizes some vitamins and carotenoids |
2023 |
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Pantoea
Pseudomonadota |
Plautia staliHemiptera |
Bacteria
|
Intracellular
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Their primary contribution to host fitness is deduced as supplementation of nutrients such as essential amino acids and vitamins |
2022 |
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Bacillus subtilis
Bacillota |
Bombyx moriLepidoptera |
Bacteria
|
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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Blattabacterium cuenoti
Bacteroidota |
Cryptocercus punctulatusBlattodea |
Bacteria
|
Intracellular
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collaborative arginine biosynthesis |
2022 |
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Blattabacterium cuenoti
Bacteroidota |
Mastotermes darwiniensisBlattodea |
Bacteria
|
Intracellular
|
collaborative arginine biosynthesis |
2022 |
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Paraconiothyrium sp.
Ascomycota |
Ericerus pelaHemiptera |
Fungi
|
Extracellular
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supply complementary nutrition to E. pela |
2022 |
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Klebsiella oxytoca
Pseudomonadota |
Bactrocera dorsalisDiptera |
Bacteria
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may hydrolysing nitrogenous waste and providing metabolizable nitrogen for B. dorsalis |
2022 |
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Morganella morganii
Pseudomonadota |
Bactrocera dorsalisDiptera |
Bacteria
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may hydrolysing nitrogenous waste and providing metabolizable nitrogen for B. dorsalis |
2022 |
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Bactrocera dorsalisDiptera |
Bacteria
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symbiotic bacteria may contribute to nitrogen transformation in the larvae of B. dorsalis in the enclosed environment of fruit pulp,core bacteria mediated essential amino acid (arginine excluded) biosynthesis by ammonium assimilation and transamination |
2022 |
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Bombella apis A29
Pseudomonadota |
Apis melliferaHymenoptera |
Bacteria
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synthesize all essential amino acids and significantly alters the amino acid content of synthetic larval diet, largely by supplying the essential amino acid lysine |
2022 |
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Candidatus Ishikawaella
Pseudomonadota |
Megacopta punctatissimaHemiptera |
Bacteria
|
Extracellular
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symbiont removal caused severe shortfalls of some essential amino acids, including branched-chain and aromatic amino acids |
2022 |
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Candidatus Lightella neohaematopini
Pseudomonadota |
Neohaematopinus pacificusPhthiraptera |
Bacteria
|
Extracellular
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provides its host with at least some B vitamins |
2022 |
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Penicillium
Ascomycota |
Bactrocera dorsalisDiptera |
Fungi
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Attracting egg laying, promote the emergence of flies by providing the B group vitamin, pyridoxine |
2022 |
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Drosophila melanogasterDiptera |
Bacteria
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gut microbiota of a host for nutritional needs and survival |
2022 |
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Drosophila melanogasterDiptera |
Bacteria
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gut microbiota of a host for nutritional needs and survival |
2022 |
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Buchnera aphidicola
Pseudomonadota |
Acyrthosiphon pisumHemiptera |
Bacteria
|
Intracellular
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It supplies the host with vitamins and essential amino acids, such as arginine and methionine that aphids cannot synthesize or derive insufficiently from their diet, the phloem sap of plants |
2022 |
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Buchnera aphidicola
Pseudomonadota |
Aphis craccivoraHemiptera |
Bacteria
|
Intracellular
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obligatory nutritional symbiont |
2022 |
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Buchnera aphidicola
Pseudomonadota |
Sipha maydisHemiptera |
Bacteria
|
Extracellular
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producing of certain B vitamins (in particular biotin/B7 and riboflavin/B2) and essential amino acids |
2022 |