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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Hamiltonella defensa
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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Hamiltonella defensa is the source of resistance to A. ervi parasitism. |
2005 |
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Erwinia
Pseudomonadota |
Frankliniella occidentalisThe Netherlands |
Bacteria
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Erwinia shortens the time to maturity and increases the oviposition rate (fertility and growth regulation). |
2004 |
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Aeromonas sp.
Pseudomonadota |
Samia cynthiaIndia |
Bacteria
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Aeromonas sp. produces xylanase. |
2004 |
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Bacillus spp.
Bacillota |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Bacillus spp. produce the volatile alkyl disulfides in fecal pellets, which serve as kairomones to attract the parasitoid Diadromus pulchellus. |
2004 |
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Klebsiella oxytoca
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Klebsiella oxytoca produces the volatile alkyl disulfides in fecal pellets, which serve as kairomones to attract the parasitoid Diadromus pulchellus. |
2004 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Ceratitis capitataGreece |
Bacteria
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Wolbachia induces complete Cytoplasmic Incompatibility (CI) in the host. |
2004 |
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Bacteroidota
Bacteroidota |
Encarsia pergandiellaGreece |
Bacteria
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Bacteroidota (A bacterial symbiont) induces Cytoplasmic Incompatibility (CI) in the parasitoid wasp Encarsia pergandiella. |
2003 |
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Ishikawaella
Pseudomonadota |
Megacopta punctatissimaJapan |
Bacteria
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Ishikawaella is required for normal growth and development; without the symbiont, the babies cannot grow and die. |
2003 |
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Buchnera aphidicola
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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Buchnera aphidicola supports the exploitation of the poor diet of plant-phloem sap by aphids through supplementation of deficient nutrients, primarily essential amino acids. |
2003 |
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Blochmannia floridanus
Pseudomonadota |
Camponotus floridanusSpain |
Bacteria
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Blochmannia floridanus is able to supply nitrogen and sulfur compounds to the host while utilizing the host's metabolic machinery (nitrogen fixation). |
2003 |
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Pseudomonas spp.
Pseudomonadota |
Multiple speciesTurkey |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Pseudomonas spp. provide defense against predators. |
2002 |
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Pseudomonas
Pseudomonadota |
Paederus fuscipesTurkey |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Pseudomonas is implicated in the protection of rove beetles against predators via the production of toxins and polyketides. |
2002 |
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Photorhabdus luminescens
Pseudomonadota |
Manduca sextaEngland |
Bacteria
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Photorhabdus luminescens acts as a pathogen upon release from its symbiotic entomopathogenic nematode into the insect blood system. |
2002 |
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wBruCon
Pseudomonadota |
Callosobruchus chinensisJapan |
Bacteria
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Wolbachia (wBruCon) causes Cytoplasmic Incompatibility (CI) of the host insect. |
2002 |
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wBruOri
Pseudomonadota |
Callosobruchus chinensisJapan |
Bacteria
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Wolbachia (wBruOri) causes Cytoplasmic Incompatibility (CI) of the host insect. |
2002 |
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wBruAus
Pseudomonadota |
Callosobruchus chinensisJapan |
Bacteria
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Wolbachia (wBruAus) is exceptionally resistant to tetracycline and rifampicin. |
2002 |
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Wigglesworthia glossinidia brevipalpis
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Wigglesworthia glossinidia brevipalpis provides its tsetse host with metabolites, such as vitamins. |
2002 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Callosobruchus chinensisJapan |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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2002 |
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Pantoea agglomerans
Pseudomonadota |
Schistocerca gregariaEngland |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Pantoea agglomerans produces an antifungal and antibacterial molecule, serving as an antimicrobial defense against gut pathogens. |
2002 |
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Burkholderia
Pseudomonadota |
Tetraponera binghamiBelgium |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Burkholderia exhibits nitrogen fixation activity. |
2002 |