Functional Symbionts
2442 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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Hamiltonella phage APSE
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Hamiltonella phage APSE confers protection against parasitoid wasps, but only when Candidatus Hamiltonella defensa is itself infected by the phage. |
2013 |
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Bacillus cereus
Bacillota |
Anticarsia gemmatalisBrazil |
Bacteria
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Bacillus cereus mitigates the negative effects of proteinase inhibitors produced by the host plant. |
2013 |
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Bacillus cereus
Bacillota |
Anticarsia gemmatalisBrazil |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Bacillus cereus processes serine- and cysteine-proteinase activities (protein degradation). |
2013 |
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Bacillus cereus
Bacillota |
Anticarsia gemmatalisBrazil |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Bacillus cereus acts against plant-derived protease inhibitors, potentially aiding in pest control. |
2013 |
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Enterococcus gallinarum
Bacillota |
Anticarsia gemmatalisBrazil |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Enterococcus gallinarum mitigates the negative effects of proteinase inhibitors produced by the host plant. |
2013 |
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Enterococcus mundtii
Bacillota |
Anticarsia gemmatalisBrazil |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Enterococcus mundtii mitigates the negative effects of proteinase inhibitors produced by the host plant. |
2013 |
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Enterococcus gallinarum
Bacillota |
Anticarsia gemmatalisBrazil |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Enterococcus gallinarum processes serine- and cysteine-proteinase activities (protein degradation). |
2013 |
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Enterococcus mundtii
Bacillota |
Anticarsia gemmatalisBrazil |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Enterococcus mundtii processes serine- and cysteine-proteinase activities (protein degradation). |
2013 |
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Enterococcus gallinarum
Bacillota |
Anticarsia gemmatalisBrazil |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Enterococcus gallinarum acts against plant-derived protease inhibitors, potentially aiding in pest control. |
2013 |
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Enterococcus mundtii
Bacillota |
Anticarsia gemmatalisBrazil |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Enterococcus mundtii acts against plant-derived protease inhibitors, potentially aiding in pest control. |
2013 |
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Staphylococcus xylosus
Bacillota |
Anticarsia gemmatalisBrazil |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Staphylococcus xylosus acts against plant-derived protease inhibitors, potentially aiding in pest control. |
2013 |
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Staphylococcus xylosus
Bacillota |
Anticarsia gemmatalisBrazil |
Bacteria
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Staphylococcus xylosus mitigates the negative effects of proteinase inhibitors produced by the host plant. |
2013 |
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Staphylococcus xylosus
Bacillota |
Anticarsia gemmatalisBrazil |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Staphylococcus xylosus processes serine- and cysteine-proteinase activities (protein degradation). |
2013 |
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Pseudomonas reactans
Pseudomonadota |
Blattella germanicaChina |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Pseudomonas reactans secretes versatile secondary metabolites, providing protection from parasites and pathogens. |
2013 |
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Burkholderia symbiont RPE75 purL mutant
Pseudomonadota |
Riptortus pedestrisSouth Korea |
Bacteria
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Burkholderia symbiont RPE75 purL mutant resulted in significantly smaller host body size, likely due to a lower infection density in the host midgut. |
2013 |
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Burkholderia symbiont RPE75 purM mutant
Pseudomonadota |
Riptortus pedestrisSouth Korea |
Bacteria
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Burkholderia symbiont RPE75 purM mutant resulted in significantly smaller host body size, likely due to a lower infection density in the host midgut. |
2013 |
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Sulcia muelleri
Bacteroidota |
Bacteria
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Sulcia muelleri provisions host insects with essential amino acids that their hosts cannot synthesize. |
2013 |
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Nasuia deltocephalinicola
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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Nasuia deltocephalinicola provisions host insects with essential amino acids that their hosts cannot synthesize. |
2013 |
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Burkholderia
Pseudomonadota |
Riptortus pedestrisJapan |
Bacteria
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Intracellular and Extracellular
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Burkholderia (in Riptortus pedestris) induces specific antimicrobial activity in region MB4 of the midgut, suggesting symbiont-mediated induction of the activity. |
2013 |
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Regiella insecticola
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Candidatus Regiella insecticola protects pea aphids from the aphid-specific fungal entomopathogen Zoophthora occidentalis but not from the generalist insect fungal pathogen Beauveria bassiana. |
2013 |