Functional Symbionts
2682 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 liquefaciens
Pseudomonadota |
Bombyx moriIndia |
Bacteria
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Serratia liquefaciens is able to utilize three polysaccharides, including CM-cellulose, xylan, and pectin. |
2010 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
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. |
2010 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Wolbachia mediates the down-regulation of many maize defenses via its insect host. |
2010 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Wolbachia influences the down-regulation of defense genes in maize. |
2010 |
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Wolbachia sp.
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Wolbachia sp. mediates the silencing of maize (host plant) defense induction via its insect host. |
2010 |
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Candidatus Kleidoceria schneideri
Pseudomonadota |
Kleidocerys resedaeGermany |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2010 |
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Candidatus Dactylopiibacterium carminicum
Pseudomonadota |
Dactylopius coccusMexico |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2010 |
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Candidatus Dactylopiibacterium carminicum
Pseudomonadota |
Dactylopius ceylonicusMexico |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2010 |
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Candidatus Dactylopiibacterium carminicum
Pseudomonadota |
Dactylopius confususMexico |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2010 |
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Candidatus Dactylopiibacterium carminicum
Pseudomonadota |
Dactylopius opuntiaeMexico, Brazil |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2010 |
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Sodalis glossinidius
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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Sodalis glossinidius retains a thiamine ABC transporter ($tbpAthiPQ$) believed to salvage thiamine. |
2010 |
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Wigglesworthia glossinidia
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Wigglesworthia glossinidia can synthesize thiamine. |
2010 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Phyllonorycter blancardellaFrance |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Wolbachia (possibly) manipulates the physiology of its host plant, resulting in the green-island phenotype. |
2010 |
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Wolbachia sp.
Pseudomonadota |
Phyllonorycter blancardellaFrance |
Bacteria
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Intracellular and Extracellular
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Wolbachia sp. maintains chlorophyll and a nutrient-rich "green island" (insect feeding site) in senescent leaves of the host plant to increase host insect fitness. |
2010 |
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Rickettsia
Pseudomonadota |
Pnigalio soemiusItaly |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Rickettsia causes parthenogenetic reproduction in the parasitoid wasp. |
2010 |
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Pieris rapaeUSA |
Bacteria
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Gut bacteria (in the larval midgut) contribute to resistance against invasion. |
2010 |
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Spiroplasma
Mycoplasmatota |
Drosophila hydeiUSA |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Spiroplasma enhances the survival of Drosophila hydei when attacked by the parasitic wasp Leptopilina heterotoma. |
2010 |
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Rickettsiella
Pseudomonadota |
Acyrthosiphon pisumFrance, England |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Rickettsiella changes the insects' body color from red to green in natural populations. |
2010 |
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Rickettsiella
Pseudomonadota |
Acyrthosiphon pisumFrance, England |
Bacteria
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Rickettsiella changes the insects' body color from red to green by increasing blue-green polycyclic quinones while having less effect on yellow-red carotenoid pigments. |
2010 |
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Candidatus Streptomyces philanthi
Actinomycetota |
Trachypus denticollisChile |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Candidatus Streptomyces philanthi provides protection for the beewolf larva against pathogens by producing a cocktail of antibiotic substances. |
2010 |