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	Host Insect	Classification	Localization	Function	Function Tags	Year	Edit
Wolbachia Pseudomonadota	Tribolium madens Coleoptera	Bacteria	Intracellular	induces embryonic male killing	Reproductive manipulation	2000
Sitophilus oryzae principal endosymbiont (SOPE) Pseudomonadota	Sitophilus oryzae Coleoptera	Bacteria	Intracellular	induces the specific differentiation of the bacteriocytes, increases mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation through the supply of pantothenic acid and riboflavin	Nutrient provision	1999
Wolbachia Pseudomonadota	Sitophilus oryzae Coleoptera	Bacteria	Intracellular	it causes nucleocytoplasmic incompatibility	Reproductive manipulation	1999
Wolbachia Pseudomonadota	Adalia bipunctata Coleoptera	Bacteria	Intracellular	kill male hosts during embryogenesis	Reproductive manipulation	1999
Wolbachia Pseudomonadota	Acraea encedon Lepidoptera	Bacteria	Intracellular	kill male hosts during embryogenesis	Reproductive manipulation	1999
Wolbachia Pseudomonadota	Trichogramma bourarachae Hymenoptera	Bacteria	Intracellular	Wolbachia is associated with a higher fecundity of strains	Fertility	1999
Wolbachia popcorn Pseudomonadota	Drosophila melanogaster Diptera	Bacteria		begins massive proliferation in the adult, causing widespread degeneration of tissues, including brain, retina, and muscle, culminating in early death		1997
Wolbachia pipientis Pseudomonadota	Aedes albopictus Diptera	Bacteria	Intracellular	induces cytoplasmic incompatibility	Reproductive manipulation	1992
Wolbachia pipientis Pseudomonadota	Culex pipiens Diptera	Bacteria	Intracellular	induces cytoplasmic incompatibility	Reproductive manipulation	1992
Wolbachia pipientis Pseudomonadota	Drosophila simulans Diptera	Bacteria	Intracellular	induces cytoplasmic incompatibility	Reproductive manipulation	1992
Wolbachia pipientis Pseudomonadota	Drosophila simulans Diptera	Bacteria	Intracellular	induces cytoplasmic incompatibility	Reproductive manipulation	1992
Wolbachia pipientis Pseudomonadota	Tribolium confusum Coleoptera	Bacteria	Intracellular	induces cytoplasmic incompatibility	Reproductive manipulation	1992
Wolbachia pipientis Pseudomonadota	Hypera postica Coleoptera	Bacteria	Intracellular	induces cytoplasmic incompatibility	Reproductive manipulation	1992

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