Functional Symbionts
287 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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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Hypolimnas bolinaJapan |
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. |
2011 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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2011 |
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Rickettsia
Pseudomonadota |
Bemisia tabaciIsrael |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Rickettsia influences thermotolerance in the whitefly Bemisia tabaci B biotype. |
2011 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Euchloe hecabeJapan |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Wolbachia causes the complete feminization of genetic males into functional females. |
2011 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Eurema mandarinaJapan |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Wolbachia causes the complete feminization of genetic males into functional females. |
2011 |
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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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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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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Aedes aegyptiAustralia |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Wolbachia limits infection with dengue, Chikungunya, and Plasmodium in Aedes aegypti but also halves the adult lifespan. |
2009 |
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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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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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Rickettsia in the B biotype
Pseudomonadota |
Aphis gossypiiIsrael |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2009 |
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Wolbachia wRi
Pseudomonadota |
Drosophila simulansSweden |
Bacteria
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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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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Supella longipalpaIndia |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Wolbachia induces reproductive incompatibility (Cytoplasmic Incompatibility). |
2007 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Asobara tabidaFrance |
Bacteria
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Wolbachia influences programmed cell death processes in A. tabida, making its presence essential for the wasps' oocytes to mature. |
2007 |