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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Wolbachia wUni
Pseudomonadota |
Muscidifurax uniraptorSweden |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Wolbachia wUni is responsible for the induction of parthenogenesis in the parasitoid wasp Muscidifurax uniraptor. |
2009 |
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Arsenophonus sp.
Pseudomonadota |
Aphis glycinesUSA |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Arsenophonus sp. is an obligate symbiont contributing to amino acid provision. |
2009 |
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Buchnera aphidicola
Pseudomonadota |
Aphis glycinesUSA |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Buchnera aphidicola is an obligate symbiont contributing to amino acid provision. |
2009 |
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Candidatus Macropleicola appendiculatae
Pseudomonadota |
Macroplea muticaGermany, Denmark |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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2009 |
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Candidatus Macropleicola muticae
Pseudomonadota |
Macroplea muticaGermany, Denmark |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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2009 |
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Candidatus Macropleicola appendiculatae
Pseudomonadota |
Macroplea appendiculataGermany, Denmark |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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2009 |
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Candidatus Macropleicola muticae
Pseudomonadota |
Macroplea appendiculataGermany, Denmark |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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2009 |
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Candidatus liberibacter Psyllaurous
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Candidatus Liberibacter Psyllaurous reduces the expression of plant defensive genes in tomato, likely for psyllid success. |
2008 |
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Sodalis glossinidius
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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2008 |
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Streptomyces
Actinomycetota |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Streptomyces provides defense against the antagonistic fungus of the host beetle's cultivar. |
2008 |
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Hamiltonella defensa
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Hamiltonella defensa kills parasitoid wasp larvae, allowing aphid hosts to survive and reproduce. |
2008 |
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Candidatus Regiella insecticola
Pseudomonadota |
Myzus persicaeAustralia |
Bacteria
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Candidatus Regiella insecticola provides complete resistance to both parasitoids, Aphidius colemani and Diaeretiella rapae. |
2008 |
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Candidatus Hamiltonella defensa
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Candidatus Hamiltonella defensa provides protection against parasitism by the wasp, Aphidius ervi. |
2008 |
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Sodalis glossinidius
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Sodalis glossinidius uses quorum sensing to prime its oxidative stress response. |
2008 |
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Photorhabdus luminescens subsp. laumondii strain TTNone1
Pseudomonadota |
Manduca sextaEngland |
Bacteria
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Photorhabdus luminescens subsp. laumondii strain TT01 produces a small-molecule antibiotic (ST) that also acts as an inhibitor of phenoloxidase (PO) in the insect host Manduca sexta. |
2007 |
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Asaia sp
Pseudomonadota |
Anopheles stephensiItaly |
Bacteria
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Asaia sp. effectively lodges in the female gut and salivary glands, sites crucial for Plasmodium sp. development and transmission. |
2007 |
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Plutella xylostellaSouth Korea |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2007 |
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Pseudomonas
Pseudomonadota |
Plutella xylostellaSouth Korea |
Bacteria
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Pseudomonas provides resistance to pathogenic fungi. |
2007 |
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Serratia sp.
Pseudomonadota |
Plutella xylostellaSouth Korea |
Bacteria
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Serratia sp. exhibits chitinase activity, which enhances larval growth and development. |
2007 |
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Serratia marcescens
Pseudomonadota |
Plutella xylostellaSouth Korea |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Serratia marcescens produces chitinase, contributing to host nutrition. |
2007 |