Functional Symbionts
70 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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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Chrysomya megacephalaDiptera |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Wolbachia increases the resistance to arbovirus infection, resulting in decreased virus transmission. |
2022 |
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Arsenophonus
Pseudomonadota |
Bemisia tabaciHemiptera |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Arsenophonus plays a key role in the retention and transmission of CLCuV in the Asia II-1 genetic group of B. tabaci |
2022 |
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Rickettsia
Pseudomonadota |
Sitobion miscanthiHemiptera |
Bacteria
|
Intracellular
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Rickettsia could play a crucial role in barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV) transmission |
2022 |
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Buchnera aphidicola
Pseudomonadota |
Myzus persicaeHemiptera |
Bacteria
|
Intracellular
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aphid endosymbiont Buchnera aphidicola can facilitate cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) transmission by modulating plant volatile profiles |
2021 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Drosophila melanogasterDiptera |
Bacteria
|
Intracellular
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Wolbach regulates the host's transcriptional response to viral infection and affects viral replication |
2021 |
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Microsporidia MB
Microsporidia |
Anopheles arabiensisDiptera |
Fungi
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impairs Plasmodium transmission |
2020 |
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Rickettsia
Pseudomonadota |
Bemisia tabaciHemiptera |
Bacteria
|
Intracellular
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Both Bemisia tabaci B and MED show a strong link of the facultative symbiont Rickettsia to transmission of Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) |
2020 |
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Klebsiella michiganensis BD177
Pseudomonadota |
Bactrocera dorsalisDiptera |
Bacteria
|
Extracellular
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K. michiganensis BD177 has the strain-specific ability to provide three essential amino acids (phenylalanine, tryptophan and methionine) and two vitamins B (folate and riboflavin) to B. dorsalis |
2020 |
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Rickettsia RITBT
Pseudomonadota |
Bemisia tabaciHemiptera |
Bacteria
|
Intracellular
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RITBT slightly increased the efficiency of Bemisia tabaci in transmitting crimp virus |
2020 |
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Citrobacter freundii
Pseudomonadota |
Delia antiquaDiptera |
Bacteria
|
Extracellular
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six bacteria protect larvae from infection with the entomopathogen Beauveria bassiana through symbiotic bacterium-derived organic acids |
2020 |
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Citrobacter freundii
Pseudomonadota |
Delia antiquaDiptera |
Bacteria
|
Extracellular
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six bacteria protect larvae from infection with the entomopathogen Beauveria bassiana through symbiotic bacterium-derived organic acids |
2020 |
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Enterobacter ludwigii
Pseudomonadota |
Delia antiquaDiptera |
Bacteria
|
Extracellular
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six bacteria protect larvae from infection with the entomopathogen Beauveria bassiana through symbiotic bacterium-derived organic acids |
2020 |
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Pseudomonas protegens
Pseudomonadota |
Delia antiquaDiptera |
Bacteria
|
Extracellular
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six bacteria protect larvae from infection with the entomopathogen Beauveria bassiana through symbiotic bacterium-derived organic acids |
2020 |
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Serratia plymuthica
Pseudomonadota |
Delia antiquaDiptera |
Bacteria
|
Extracellular
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six bacteria protect larvae from infection with the entomopathogen Beauveria bassiana through symbiotic bacterium-derived organic acids |
2020 |
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Sphingobacterium faecium
Bacteroidota |
Delia antiquaDiptera |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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six bacteria protect larvae from infection with the entomopathogen Beauveria bassiana through symbiotic bacterium-derived organic acids |
2020 |
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Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
Pseudomonadota |
Delia antiquaDiptera |
Bacteria
|
Extracellular
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six bacteria protect larvae from infection with the entomopathogen Beauveria bassiana through symbiotic bacterium-derived organic acids |
2020 |
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Wolbachia wAnga
Pseudomonadota |
Anopheles coluzziiDiptera |
Bacteria
|
Intracellular
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wAnga may influence or interact with the Anopheles microbiota, which may contribute to the impact of wAnga on Anopheles biology and vectorial capacity |
2020 |
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Serratia marcescens
Pseudomonadota |
Aedes aegyptiDiptera |
Bacteria
|
Extracellular
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facilitates arboviral infection through a secreted protein named SmEnhancin, which digests membrane-bound mucins on the mosquito gut epithelia, thereby enhancing viral dissemination. |
2019 |
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Callosobruchus maculatusColeoptera |
Bacteria
|
Extracellular
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These bacterial phyla may allow the adults C. maculatus to survive on DDVP treated grains, thereby making it inappropriate to control the beetle populations in the field. |
2019 |
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Acinetobacter
Pseudomonadota |
Callosobruchus maculatusColeoptera |
Bacteria
|
Extracellular
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These bacterial phyla may allow the adults C. maculatus to survive on DDVP treated grains, thereby making it inappropriate to control the beetle populations in the field. |
2019 |