Functional Symbionts

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Records of insect symbionts with verified function from literatures.

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Host Insect Classification Localization Function Function Tags Year Edit
Rickettsia

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria
Intracellular

against this entomopathogen Pandora neoaphidis, reduce mortality and also decrease fungal sporulation on dead aphids which may help protect nearby genetically identical insects

2013

Rickettsiella

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria
Intracellular

against this entomopathogen Pandora neoaphidis, reduce mortality and also decrease fungal sporulation on dead aphids which may help protect nearby genetically identical insects

2013

Spiroplasma

Mycoplasmatota

Bacteria
Intracellular

against this entomopathogen Pandora neoaphidis, reduce mortality and also decrease fungal sporulation on dead aphids which may help protect nearby genetically identical insects

2013

Proteus sp.

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria
Extracellular

upregulates AMP gene expression, resulting in suppression of DENV infection in the mosquito gut epithelium

2012

Fungi
Extracellular

stimulates the expression of Toll and JAK-STAT-associated effectors to suppress DENV infection of A. aegypti

2012

Wolbachia

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria
Intracellular

Wolbachia make host more susceptible to viral infection

2012

Wolbachia

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria
Intracellular

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

Bacteria

midgut bacterial overload confers an advantage against certain entomopathogens such as B. thuringiensis

2010

Wolbachia

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria
Intracellular

Wolbachia symbiont in Aedes aegypti limits infection with dengue, Chikungunya, and Plasmodium; Wolbachia also halves adult lifespan

2009

Buchnera spp.

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria
Extracellular

Produces GroEL chaperone protein that binds to plant viruses and makes virus transmission efficient

1999

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