Functional Symbionts

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Records of insect symbionts with verified function from literatures.

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Wolbachia pipientis

Pseudomonadota
Bacteria
Intracellular

The interaction between A. fluviatilis and Wolbachia pipientis may be modulated by glycogen metabolism.
Carbohydrate Metabolism

2014
Bacteria
Intracellular

2013
Rickettsia

Pseudomonadota
Bacteria
Intracellular

Rickettsia (in Acyrthosiphon pisum) protects against the entomopathogen Pandora neoaphidis by reducing mortality and decreasing fungal sporulation on dead aphids.
Pathogen Resistance

2013
Wolbachia

Pseudomonadota
Bacteria
Intracellular

Wolbachia strain wAlbB induces high levels of cytoplasmic incompatibility and conferred resistance in the mosquito to the human malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum.
Cytoplasmic Incompatibility

2013
Wolbachia

Pseudomonadota

Sogatella furcifera

Japan, China, Vietn…

Bacteria
Intracellular

Wolbachia (in Sogatella furcifera), in dual infection with Candidium, induces strong cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI).
Cytoplasmic Incompatibility

2012
Bacteria
Intracellular

Rickettsiales bacterium clone KP20W5 plays an important role by degrading complex dietary components, providing nutrient supplementation, or detoxifying noxious chemicals (e.g., cyclopropenoic fatty acids or gossypol) in the diet.
Detoxification Enzymes

2012
Wolbachia

Pseudomonadota
Bacteria
Intracellular

Wolbachia is necessary for oocyte production in Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus.
Fertility

2012
Wolbachia

Pseudomonadota
Bacteria
Intracellular

Wolbachia causes male-killing and drives a selective sweep on armyworm haplotype diversity.
Male Killing

2012
Wolbachia

Pseudomonadota

Culex pipiens

France, Turkey, Cre…

Bacteria
Intracellular

Wolbachia induces cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI).
Cytoplasmic Incompatibility

2012
Wolbachia

Pseudomonadota
Bacteria
Intracellular

2012
Wolbachia

Pseudomonadota
Bacteria
Intracellular

Wolbachia (in Spodoptera exempta) makes the host more susceptible to viral infection.
Virus Interaction

2012
Wolbachia

Pseudomonadota

Aedes aegypti

Egypt, USA

Bacteria
Intracellular

Wolbachia (in Aedes aegypti) induces reactive oxygen species (ROS)-dependent activation of the Toll pathway to control dengue virus.
Antiviral Activity

2012
Wolbachia wAlbA

Pseudomonadota
Bacteria
Intracellular

Wolbachia wAlbA induces cytoplasmic incompatibility and blocks dengue transmission in Aedes albopictus.
Cytoplasmic Incompatibility

2012
Wolbachia wAlbB

Pseudomonadota
Bacteria
Intracellular

Wolbachia wAlbB induces cytoplasmic incompatibility and blocks dengue transmission in Aedes albopictus.
Cytoplasmic Incompatibility

2012
Bacteria
Intracellular

2011
Wolbachia pipientis

Pseudomonadota
Bacteria
Intracellular

Wolbachia pipientis increases the mate acceptance of infected females.
Reproductive Manipulation

2011
Wolbachia

Pseudomonadota
Bacteria
Intracellular

2011
Wolbachia

Pseudomonadota
Bacteria
Intracellular

Wolbachia infection changes the expression of several genes associated with spermatogenesis, immunity (kenny), and metabolism (CG4988-RA) in the larval testes.
Immune Priming

2011
Rickettsia

Pseudomonadota
Bacteria
Intracellular

2011
Wolbachia

Pseudomonadota
Bacteria
Intracellular

2011
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