Functional Symbionts
55 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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Spiroplasma
Mycoplasmatota |
Acyrthosiphon pisumHemiptera |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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2024 |
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Spiroplasma
Mycoplasmatota |
Tenebrio molitorColeoptera |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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associated with PE biodegradation |
2023 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Homona magnanimaLepidoptera |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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To achieve Male killing (MK), Spiroplasma triggered abnormal apoptosis in male embryos. Also, disrupted the sex-determination cascade of males by inducing female-type splice variants of doublesex (dsx), a downstream regulator of the sex-determining gene cascade. |
2023 |
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Spiroplasma
Mycoplasmatota |
FormicaHymenoptera |
Bacteria
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2023 |
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Hesperomyces harmoniae
Ascomycota |
Harmonia axyridisColeoptera |
Fungi
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Extracellular
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female ladybirds co-infected with Hesperomyces harmoniae and Spiroplasma had a significantly lower fecundity and hatchability compared to females with only one or no symbiont |
2023 |
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Spiroplasma
Mycoplasmatota |
Harmonia axyridisColeoptera |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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female ladybirds co-infected with Hesperomyces harmoniae and Spiroplasma had a significantly lower fecundity and hatchability compared to females with only one or no symbiont |
2023 |
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Spiroplasma
Mycoplasmatota |
Drosophila melanogasterDiptera |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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in old flies, display neurodegenerative phenotypes and have a reduced life span compared to uninfected controls |
2022 |
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Spiroplasma
Mycoplasmatota |
Lariophagus distinguendusHymenoptera |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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induces cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI) |
2022 |
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Spiroplasma
Mycoplasmatota |
Homona magnanimaLepidoptera |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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induced male-killing |
2022 |
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Spiroplasma
Mycoplasmatota |
Eysarcoris ventralisHemiptera |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2022 |
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Spiroplasma
Mycoplasmatota |
Pseudoophonus rufipesColeoptera |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2022 |
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Spiroplasma ixodetis DCF
Mycoplasmatota |
Dactylopius coccusHemiptera |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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use the T4SS to interact with the Dactylopius cells, which show a strong interaction and molecular signaling in the symbiosis |
2021 |
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Spiroplasma ixodetis DCM
Mycoplasmatota |
Dactylopius coccusHemiptera |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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use the T4SS to interact with the Dactylopius cells, which show a strong interaction and molecular signaling in the symbiosis |
2021 |
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Spiroplasma ixodetis DO
Mycoplasmatota |
Dactylopius coccusHemiptera |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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use the T4SS to interact with the Dactylopius cells, which show a strong interaction and molecular signaling in the symbiosis |
2021 |
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Spiroplasma
Mycoplasmatota |
Glossina fuscipes fuscipesDiptera |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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the bacterium and tsetse host compete for finite nutrients, which negatively impact female fecundity by increasing the length of intrauterine larval development |
2021 |
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Spiroplasma
Mycoplasmatota |
Laodelphax striatellusHemiptera |
Bacteria
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male-killing suppression |
2021 |
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Sodalis
Pseudomonadota |
Bactericera trigonicaHemiptera |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Sodalis infecting B. trigonica was more closely related to symbionts infecting weevils, stink bugs and tsetse flies than to those from psyllid species |
2020 |
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Spiroplasma
Mycoplasmatota |
Eurygaster integricepsHemiptera |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2020 |
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Spiroplasma
Mycoplasmatota |
Platygerris assimetricusHemiptera |
Bacteria
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2020 |
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Spiroplasma
Mycoplasmatota |
Potamobates horvathiHemiptera |
Bacteria
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2020 |