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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Serratia
Pseudomonadota |
Curculio sikkimensisJapan |
Bacteria
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2011 |
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Sodalis
Pseudomonadota |
Curculio sikkimensisJapan |
Bacteria
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2011 |
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Spiroplasma
Mycoplasmatota |
Curculio sikkimensisJapan |
Bacteria
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2011 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Curculio sikkimensisJapan |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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2011 |
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Anopheles gambiaeKenya |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2011 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Hypolimnas bolinaJapan |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Wolbachia causes male-killing, in which the symbionts kill the male progeny of infected females. |
2011 |
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Burkholderia
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Burkholderia is essential for the host, as giant mesquite bugs experience higher mortality if the symbiont is not acquired. |
2011 |
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Candidatus Blochmanniella floridana
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Candidatus Blochmanniella floridana interacts with the host's immune system. |
2011 |
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Wigglesworthia glossinidia
Pseudomonadota |
Glossina fuscipes fuscipesUganda, Libya, Japan |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Wigglesworthia glossinidia influences host vector competence. |
2011 |
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Pantoea agglomerans
Pseudomonadota |
Daktulosphaira vitifoliaeAustria |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
|
2011 |
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Bacillus sp.
Bacillota |
Bombyx moriChina |
Bacteria
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Bacillus sp. produces lipase in the gut environment. |
2011 |
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Brevibacterium
Actinomycetota |
Bombyx moriChina |
Bacteria
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Brevibacterium produces lipase in the gut environment. |
2011 |
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Corynebacterium
Actinomycetota |
Bombyx moriChina |
Bacteria
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Corynebacterium produces lipase in the gut environment. |
2011 |
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Klebsiella
Pseudomonadota |
Bombyx moriChina |
Bacteria
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Klebsiella produces lipase in the gut environment. |
2011 |
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Staphylococcus
Bacillota |
Bombyx moriChina |
Bacteria
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Staphylococcus produces lipase in the gut environment. |
2011 |
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Stenotrophomonas
Pseudomonadota |
Bombyx moriChina |
Bacteria
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Stenotrophomonas produces lipase in the gut environment. |
2011 |
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Spiroplasma
Mycoplasmatota |
Ostrinia zaguliaeviJapan |
Bacteria
|
Intracellular
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Spiroplasma induces male killing in the host moth. |
2011 |
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Buchnera aphidicola
Pseudomonadota |
Cinara tujafilinaSpain |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Buchnera aphidicola (one of two coprimary bacteria in the subfamily Lachninae) fulfills the metabolic needs of the host consortium. |
2011 |
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Serratia symbiotica
Pseudomonadota |
Cinara tujafilinaSpain |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Serratia symbiotica (one of two coprimary bacteria in the subfamily Lachninae) fulfills the metabolic needs of the host consortium. |
2011 |
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Candidatus Ishikawaella capsulata
Pseudomonadota |
Megacopta punctatissimaJapan |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Candidatus Ishikawaella capsulata encodes genes for arginine metabolism and oxalate detoxification. |
2011 |