Functional Symbionts
2682 recordsRecords of insect symbionts with verified function from literatures.
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- • Phylum (e.g., "Proteobacteria")
| Host Insect | Classification | Localization | Function | Function Tags | Year | Edit | |
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Amylostereum areolatum
Basidiomycota |
Sirex noctilioUSA |
Fungi
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Extracellular
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Amylostereum areolatum (Fungi) is used as an external gut for the digestion of recalcitrant lignocellulosic compounds. |
2014 |
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Enterococcus faecalis
Bacillota |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Enterococcus faecalis (an indigenous gut bacterium) facilitates seed consumption by H. pensylvanicus, possibly by contributing digestive enzymes to their host. |
2014 |
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Wolbachia ftsZ
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Wolbachia ftsZ likely interacts with the pathogen Xylella fastidiosa in the cibarium and precibarium. |
2014 |
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Candidatus Portiera
Pseudomonadota |
Trialeurodes sp.USA |
Bacteria
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2014 |
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Serratia
Pseudomonadota |
Trialeurodes sp.USA |
Bacteria
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2014 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Trialeurodes sp.USA |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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2014 |
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Enterobacteriaceae
Pseudomonadota |
Antestiopsis thunbergiiRwanda |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2014 |
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Enterobacteriaceae
Pseudomonadota |
Antestiopsis thunbergiiRwanda |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2014 |
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Rickettsia
Pseudomonadota |
Antestiopsis thunbergiiRwanda |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2014 |
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Sodalis
Pseudomonadota |
Antestiopsis thunbergiiRwanda |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2014 |
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Spiroplasma
Mycoplasmatota |
Antestiopsis thunbergiiRwanda |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2014 |
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Klebsiella pneumoniae
Pseudomonadota |
Locusta migratoriaChina |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Klebsiella pneumoniae is associated with cellulolytic enzymes. |
2014 |
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Methylobacterium sp.
Pseudomonadota |
Atractomorpha sinensisChina |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Methylobacterium sp. is associated with cellulolytic enzymes. |
2014 |
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Bacillus megaterium
Bacillota |
Bombyx moriSaudi Arabia |
Bacteria
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Bacillus megaterium produces amylase for starch degradation. |
2014 |
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Paludibacter propionicigenes
Bacteroidota |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Paludibacter propionicigenes is involved in the microbial fixation of nitrogen, which is important for the beetle to subsist on woody biomass. |
2014 |
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Paludibacter propionicigenes
Bacteroidota |
Bacteria
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Paludibacter propionicigenes plays an important role in nitrogen fixation. |
2014 |
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Termitomyces
Basidiomycota |
Macrotermes natalensisChina |
Fungi
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Termitomyces (Fungi) contributes to the decomposition of organic matter in the host, as termites rely on gut symbionts for this process. |
2014 |
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Bacteria and Fungi
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Intracellular and Extracellular
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Gut bacteria and fungi (amplicon) play integral roles in nutrition, digestion, and defense. |
2014 |
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Candidatus Sulcia muelleri strain BGSS
Bacteroidota |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2014 |
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Candidatus Baumannia cicadellinicola strain BGSS
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Candidatus Baumannia cicadellinicola strain BGSS retains genes involved in cell envelope biogenesis, cellular replication, and stress response. |
2014 |