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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Rickettsia
Pseudomonadota |
Acyrthosiphon pisumHemiptera |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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against this entomopathogen Pandora neoaphidis, reduce mortality and also decrease fungal sporulation on dead aphids which may help protect nearby genetically identical insects |
2013 |
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Rickettsiella
Pseudomonadota |
Acyrthosiphon pisumHemiptera |
Bacteria
|
Intracellular
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against this entomopathogen Pandora neoaphidis, reduce mortality and also decrease fungal sporulation on dead aphids which may help protect nearby genetically identical insects |
2013 |
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Spiroplasma
Mycoplasmatota |
Acyrthosiphon pisumHemiptera |
Bacteria
|
Intracellular
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against this entomopathogen Pandora neoaphidis, reduce mortality and also decrease fungal sporulation on dead aphids which may help protect nearby genetically identical insects |
2013 |
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Proteus sp.
Pseudomonadota |
Aedes aegyptiDiptera |
Bacteria
|
Extracellular
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upregulates AMP gene expression, resulting in suppression of DENV infection in the mosquito gut epithelium |
2012 |
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Beauveria bassiana
Ascomycota |
Aedes aegyptiDiptera |
Fungi
|
Extracellular
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stimulates the expression of Toll and JAK-STAT-associated effectors to suppress DENV infection of A. aegypti |
2012 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Spodoptera exemptaLepidoptera |
Bacteria
|
Intracellular
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Wolbachia make host more susceptible to viral infection |
2012 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Aedes aegyptiDiptera |
Bacteria
|
Intracellular
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Wolbachia induce resistance to a number of human pathogens, including dengue virus (DENV), Plasmodium, and filarial nematodes, but the molecular mechanism involved is unclear |
2012 |
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Spodoptera exiguaLepidoptera |
Bacteria
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midgut bacterial overload confers an advantage against certain entomopathogens such as B. thuringiensis |
2010 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Aedes aegyptiDiptera |
Bacteria
|
Intracellular
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Wolbachia symbiont in Aedes aegypti limits infection with dengue, Chikungunya, and Plasmodium; Wolbachia also halves adult lifespan |
2009 |
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Buchnera spp.
Pseudomonadota |
Bemisia tabaciHemiptera |
Bacteria
|
Extracellular
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Produces GroEL chaperone protein that binds to plant viruses and makes virus transmission efficient |
1999 |