Functional Symbionts
2682 recordsRecords of insect symbionts with verified function from literatures.
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- • Phylum (e.g., "Proteobacteria")
| Host Insect | Classification | Localization | Function | Function Tags | Year | Edit | |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Encarsia inaronUSA |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Wolbachia causes Cytoplasmic Incompatibility (CI) in E. inaron. |
2009 |
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Grosmannia clavigera
Ascomycota |
Fungi
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Extracellular
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2009 |
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Ophiostoma montium
Ascomycota |
Fungi
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Extracellular
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2009 |
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Blattabacterium strain Bge
Bacteroidota |
Blattella germanicaSpain |
Bacteria
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Blattabacterium strain Bge codes for the complete urea cycle that, in combination with urease, produces ammonia as an end product for nitrogen recycling. |
2009 |
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Blochmannia
Pseudomonadota |
Blattella germanicaSpain |
Bacteria
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Blochmannia produces ammonia from dietary urea and then uses it as a source of nitrogen. |
2009 |
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Candidatus Hamiltonella defensa 5AT
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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Candidatus Hamiltonella defensa 5AT can block the larval development of solitary endoparasitoid wasps (Aphidius ervi and Aphidius eadyi), thereby rescuing the aphid host. |
2009 |
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Bacillus spp.
Bacillota |
Bacteria
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2009 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Drosophila simulansChina |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Wolbachia increases the olfactory response of flies by regulating the expression of olfaction-related genes in the hosts. |
2009 |
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Fusarium proliferatum
Ascomycota |
Eldana saccharinaSouth Africa |
Fungi
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Fusarium proliferatum significantly improves the host survival and development. |
2009 |
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Fusarium pseudonygamai
Ascomycota |
Eldana saccharinaSouth Africa |
Fungi
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Fusarium pseudonygamai significantly improves the host survival and development. |
2009 |
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Smittium culisetae
Zoopagomycota |
Fungi
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Extracellular
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2009 |
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Smittium culisetae
Zoopagomycota |
Aedes aegyptiUSA |
Fungi
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Extracellular
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2009 |
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Blattabacterium str. BPLAN
Bacteroidota |
Bacteria
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Blattabacterium str. BPLAN recycles nitrogen from urea and ammonia (uric acid degradation products) into glutamate, using urease and glutamate dehydrogenase. |
2009 |
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Lymantria disparUSA |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Gut bacteria of the Gypsy Moth midgut serve as a reservoir of antibiotic resistance genes with the potential for dissemination. |
2009 |
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Rickettsia in the B biotype
Pseudomonadota |
Aphis gossypiiIsrael |
Bacteria
|
Extracellular
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2009 |
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Wolbachia wRi
Pseudomonadota |
Drosophila simulansSweden |
Bacteria
|
Intracellular
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Wolbachia wRi induces very strong Cytoplasmic Incompatibility (CI) in its natural host Drosophila simulans. |
2009 |
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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
|
Intracellular
|
2009 |