Functional Symbionts
2682 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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Burkholderia
Pseudomonadota |
Formica exsectaMexico |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Burkholderia (Bacteria) produces antibiotics. |
2014 |
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Burkholderia
Pseudomonadota |
Pseudomyrmex gracilisMexico |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Burkholderia (Bacteria) produces antibiotics. |
2014 |
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Burkholderia
Pseudomonadota |
Pseudomyrmex ferrugineusMexico |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Burkholderia (Bacteria) produces antibiotics. |
2014 |
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Burkholderia
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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Burkholderia is associated with prolonged survival to adulthood in A. tomentosus. |
2014 |
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Acinetobacter
Pseudomonadota |
Lymantria disparUSA |
Bacteria
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Acinetobacter is involved in the degradation of aspen defense chemicals, specifically phenolic glycosides. |
2014 |
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Candidatus Sodalis pierantonius str. SZPE
Pseudomonadota |
Sitophilus zeamaisBrazil |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Candidatus Sodalis pierantonius str. SZPE suppression delayed weevil emergence, which reduced the insect population growth rate. |
2014 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Sitophilus zeamaisBrazil |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Wolbachia directly favored weevil fertility and exhibited only mild indirect effects, usually enhancing the SZPE effect. |
2014 |
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Amylostereum areolatum
Basidiomycota |
Fungi
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Extracellular
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Amylostereum areolatum (Fungi) assists the invasion of forest trees worldwide from multiple dimensions such as nutrient provisioning. |
2014 |
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Candidatus Evansia muelleri
Pseudomonadota |
Xenophyes cascusNew Zealand |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Candidatus Evansia muelleri has enriched amino acid (complete or partial pathways for ten essential and six nonessential amino acids) and sulfur metabolisms. |
2014 |
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Lachnospira
Bacillota |
Blattella germanicaSpain |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Lachnospira hydrolyzes polysaccharides, assists digestion, and synthesizes acetate, propionate, and butyrate. |
2014 |
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unclassified Gammaproteobacteria
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Unclassified Gammaproteobacteria (Phylum Pseudomonadota) plays a role in host development. |
2014 |
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Candidatus Tachikawaea gelatinosa
Pseudomonadota |
Urostylis westwoodiiJapan |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Candidatus Tachikawaea gelatinosa localizes to a specialized midgut region and supplies essential amino acids deficient in the host's diet, underpinning host's ecological adaptation. |
2014 |
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Candidatus Tachikawaea gelatinosa
Pseudomonadota |
Urostylis annulicornisJapan |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Candidatus Tachikawaea gelatinosa localizes to a specialized midgut region and supplies essential amino acids deficient in the host's diet, underpinning host's ecological adaptation. |
2014 |
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Candidatus Erwinia dacicola
Pseudomonadota |
Bactrocera oleaeIsrael |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Candidatus Erwinia dacicola contributes essential amino acids and metabolizes urea into an available nitrogen source for the fly, thus significantly elevating egg production. |
2014 |
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Candidatus Pantoea carbekii
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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Candidatus Pantoea carbekii is the primary bacterial symbiont of Halyomorpha halys and is involved in amino acid provision. |
2014 |
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Hamiltonella
Pseudomonadota |
Bemisia tabaciChina |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Hamiltonella increases the growth rate of its host Bemisia tabaci during periods of nutritional stress. |
2014 |
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Rickettsia
Pseudomonadota |
Bemisia tabaciUSA |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Rickettsia protects an invasive whitefly against entomopathogenic Pseudomonas syringae strains. |
2014 |
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Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2014 |
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Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2014 |
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Escherichia coli
Pseudomonadota |
Galleria mellonellaGermany |
Bacteria
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Escherichia coli mediates trans-generational immune priming. |
2014 |