Functional Symbionts

2442 records

Records of insect symbionts with verified function from literatures.

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Host Insect Classification Localization Function Function Tags Year Edit
Serratia

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

2011

Sodalis

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

2011

Spiroplasma

Mycoplasmatota

Bacteria

2011

Wolbachia

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria
Intracellular

2011

Bacteria
Extracellular

2011

Wolbachia

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria
Intracellular

Wolbachia causes male-killing, in which the symbionts kill the male progeny of infected females.

2011

Burkholderia

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria
Extracellular

Burkholderia is essential for the host, as giant mesquite bugs experience higher mortality if the symbiont is not acquired.

2011

Bacteria
Intracellular

Candidatus Blochmanniella floridana interacts with the host's immune system.

2011

Glossina fuscipes fuscipes

Uganda, Libya, Japan

Bacteria
Intracellular

Wigglesworthia glossinidia influences host vector competence.

2011

Pantoea agglomerans

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria
Extracellular

2011

Bacillus sp.

Bacillota

Bacteria

Bacillus sp. produces lipase in the gut environment.

2011

Brevibacterium

Actinomycetota

Bacteria

Brevibacterium produces lipase in the gut environment.

2011

Corynebacterium

Actinomycetota

Bacteria

Corynebacterium produces lipase in the gut environment.

2011

Klebsiella

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

Klebsiella produces lipase in the gut environment.

2011

Bacteria

Staphylococcus produces lipase in the gut environment.

2011

Stenotrophomonas

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

Stenotrophomonas produces lipase in the gut environment.

2011

Spiroplasma

Mycoplasmatota

Bacteria
Intracellular

Spiroplasma induces male killing in the host moth.

2011

Buchnera aphidicola

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria
Intracellular

Buchnera aphidicola (one of two coprimary bacteria in the subfamily Lachninae) fulfills the metabolic needs of the host consortium.

2011

Serratia symbiotica

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria
Intracellular

Serratia symbiotica (one of two coprimary bacteria in the subfamily Lachninae) fulfills the metabolic needs of the host consortium.

2011

Bacteria
Extracellular

Candidatus Ishikawaella capsulata encodes genes for arginine metabolism and oxalate detoxification.

2011

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