Functional Symbionts

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Records of insect symbionts with verified function from literatures.

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Lactobacillus

Bacillota
Bacteria

2024
Lactobacillus

Bacillota
Bacteria
Extracellular

Lactobacillus (as part of the gut microbiome) enhances the brain levels of tyrosine decarboxylase 2 (Tdc2), an enzyme that synthesizes the neuroactive substance octopamine (OA), thereby promoting larval locomotion in Drosophila melanogaster.
Other

2024
Lactobacillus

Bacillota

Formica

Switzerland, Finlan…

Bacteria

2023
Bacteria
Extracellular

Gut bacteria (e.g., Lactobacillus) in Lymantria dispar asiatica increase larval mortality when the host is challenged with Beauveria\ bassiana infection, suggesting a negative interaction with host defense.
Growth Regulation

2023
Bacteria
Extracellular

Lactobacillus kunkeei acts as a probiotic by increasing the survival rate of Apis mellifera after Serratia marcescens infection and inhibiting the pathogen's proliferation in the gut.
Growth Regulation

2023
Bacteria

Apilactobacillus kunkeei alleviated acetamiprid-induced symbiotic microbiota dysregulation and mortality in honeybees (Apis mellifera).
Pesticide Metabolization

2022
Bacteria
Extracellular

Lactobacillus_uc (Lactic Acid Bacteria) produces organic acids (known as anti-microbial metabolites) that inhibit the growth of spoilage and pathogenic microorganisms in the gut of Apis cerana.
Antimicrobial Activity

2022
Lactobacillus

Bacillota
Bacteria

Lactobacillus modulates host learning and memory behaviors by regulating tryptophan metabolism in Apis mellifera.
Learning And Memory Capacity

2022
Bacteria
Extracellular

Bombilactobacillus bombi LV-8.1 can degrade the plant toxin amygdalin in the gut of Spodoptera frugiperda.
Detoxification Enzymes

2022
Bacteria
Extracellular

Bombilactobacillus bombi BI-1.1 can degrade the plant toxin amygdalin in the gut of Spodoptera frugiperda.
Detoxification Enzymes

2022
Bacteria
Extracellular

Bombilactobacillus bombi BI-2.5 can degrade the plant toxin amygdalin in the gut of Spodoptera frugiperda.
Detoxification Enzymes

2022
Bacteria
Extracellular

Lactobacillus bombicola L5-31 can degrade the plant toxin amygdalin in the gut of Spodoptera frugiperda.
Detoxification Enzymes

2022
Bacteria
Extracellular

Lactobacillus bombicola BI-4G can degrade the plant toxin amygdalin in the gut of Spodoptera frugiperda.
Detoxification Enzymes

2022
Bacteria
Extracellular

Lactobacillus bombicola OCC3 can degrade the plant toxin amygdalin in the gut of Spodoptera frugiperda.
Detoxification Enzymes

2022

Formica

China

Bacteria
Extracellular

Lactobacillus sanfranciscensis exhibits abilities in catabolizing sugars (sucrose, trehalose, melezitose and raffinose) that are constituents of hemipteran honeydew, suggesting a nutritional role for the host Formica ant.
Carbohydrate Metabolism

2022

Formica

China

Bacteria
Extracellular

2022
Bacteria

2022
Lactobacillus

Bacillota
Bacteria
Extracellular

Lactobacillus has functions including nutrient absorption, energy metabolism, degradation of the plant's secondary metabolites, and insect immunity regulation in the larval midgut of Spodoptera frugiperda.
Growth Regulation Plant Secondary Metabolites

2022
Bacteria
Extracellular

Lactobacillus bombicola slightly increases host survivorship when the bumble bee is exposed to selenate toxicity.
Stress Resistance

2019
Bacteria

Lactobacillus plantarum FlyG2.1.8 increases its growth-promotion ability by adapting to the Drosophila diet.
Growth Regulation

2018
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