Functional Symbionts

114 records

Records of insect symbionts with verified function from literatures.

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Host Insect Classification Localization Function Function Tags Year Edit
Spiroplasma

Mycoplasmatota
Bacteria

male-killing suppression
Reproductive manipulation

2021
Pantoea sp.

Pseudomonadota
Bacteria
Intracellular

symbiont lead to external morphological changes (e.g. abnormalities in notum and wings) as well as significantly fewer emergence rates (in all stages, except for the first instar);less mating frequency was observed in the aposymbiotic population compared with the control
Reproductive manipulation

2021
Wolbachia

Pseudomonadota
Bacteria
Intracellular

associated with parthenogenesis
Reproductive manipulation

2021
Providencia rettgeri

Pseudomonadota
Bacteria
Extracellular

improve the sexual competitiveness of males
Reproductive manipulation

2020
Wolbachia

Pseudomonadota

Homona magnanima

Lepidoptera
Bacteria
Intracellular

partial strain male killing
Reproductive manipulation

2020
Wolbachia

Pseudomonadota
Bacteria
Intracellular

Wolbachia-infected lineages had prolonged immature development periods and female longevity
Reproductive manipulation

2020
Arsenophonus

Pseudomonadota
Bacteria
Intracellular

drive sex ratio in the whitefly by facilitating fertilization and provisioning of B vitamins
Nutrient provision Reproductive manipulation

2020
Arsenophonus

Pseudomonadota
Bacteria
Intracellular

drive sex ratio in the whitefly by facilitating fertilization and provisioning of B vitamins
Nutrient provision Reproductive manipulation

2020
Hamiltonella

Pseudomonadota
Bacteria
Intracellular

drive sex ratio in the whitefly by facilitating fertilization and provisioning of B vitamins
Nutrient provision Reproductive manipulation

2020
Hamiltonella

Pseudomonadota
Bacteria
Intracellular

drive sex ratio in the whitefly by facilitating fertilization and provisioning of B vitamins
Nutrient provision Reproductive manipulation

2020
Portiera

Pseudomonadota
Bacteria
Intracellular

drive sex ratio in the whitefly by facilitating fertilization and provisioning of B vitamins
Nutrient provision Reproductive manipulation

2020
Portiera

Pseudomonadota
Bacteria
Intracellular

drive sex ratio in the whitefly by facilitating fertilization and provisioning of B vitamins
Nutrient provision Reproductive manipulation

2020
Wolbachia

Pseudomonadota
Bacteria
Intracellular

causes cytoplasmic incompatibility
Reproductive manipulation

2020
Wolbachia pipientis

Pseudomonadota
Bacteria
Intracellular

causes cytoplasmic incompatibility
Reproductive manipulation

2020
Bacteria
Intracellular

manipulates the reproduction of its host by killing its male progeny at the embryonic stage
Reproductive manipulation

2020
Rickettsia

Pseudomonadota

Ips sp.

Coleoptera
Bacteria
Extracellular

inducing cytoplasmic incompatibility, resulting in reproductive distortions and hence
Reproductive manipulation

2020
Wolbachia

Pseudomonadota

Ips sp.

Coleoptera
Bacteria
Extracellular

inducing cytoplasmic incompatibility, resulting in reproductive distortions and hence
Reproductive manipulation

2020
Wolbachia

Pseudomonadota
Bacteria
Intracellular

can alter the reproduction of hosts through various manipulations, like cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI), enhancing its spread in new host populations
Reproductive manipulation

2019
Cardinium

Bacteroidota
Bacteria
Intracellular

‘Candidatus Cardinium’ is a recently described bacterium from the Bacteroidetes group involved in diverse reproduction alterations of its arthropod hosts (including cytoplasmic incompatibility, parthenogenesis, and feminization) similar to Wolbachia
Reproductive manipulation

2019
Wolbachia

Pseudomonadota
Bacteria
Extracellular

regulate host reproduction
Reproductive manipulation

2019
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