Functional Symbionts
2442 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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plant-feeding true bugsChina |
Bacteria and Fungi
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The microbiome displays dramatic replacements of dominant bacteria which may have helped drive the adaptive radiation of plant-feeding true bugs in the early Cretaceous. |
2023 |
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Sulcia muelleri
Bacteroidota |
Maiestas dorsalisChina |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Sulcia muelleri is an obligate endosymbiont responsible for synthesizing eight essential amino acids (leucine, isoleucine, threonine, lysine, arginine, tryptophan, phenylalanine, and valine) in Maiestas dorsalis. |
2023 |
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Nasuia deltocephalinicola
Pseudomonadota |
Maiestas dorsalisChina |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Candidatus Nasuia deltocephalinicola is an obligate endosymbiont responsible for synthesizing two essential amino acids (histidine and methionine) and riboflavin (vitamin B2) in Maiestas dorsalis. |
2023 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Homona magnanimaChina |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Wolbachia achieves Male Killing (MK) by impairing the host dosage compensation system, triggering abnormal apoptosis in male embryos, and disrupting the sex-determination cascade via doublesex (dsx) splicing variants in Homona magnanima. |
2023 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Homona magnanimaChina |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Wolbachia achieves Male Killing (MK) by triggering abnormal apoptosis in male embryos and disrupting the sex-determination cascade via doublesex (dsx) splicing variants in Homona magnanima. |
2023 |
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Klebsiella
Pseudomonadota |
Synchalara rhombotaChina |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2023 |
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Tenericutes
Mycoplasmatota |
Synchalara rhombotaChina |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2023 |
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Ascomycota
Ascomycota |
Synchalara rhombotaChina |
Fungi
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Extracellular
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2023 |
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Basidiomycota
Basidiomycota |
Synchalara rhombotaChina |
Fungi
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Extracellular
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2023 |
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Pantoea
Pseudomonadota |
Recilia dorsalisChina |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Pantoea plays a crucial role in the recycling of nitrogenous waste within the digestive and excretory systems of the leafhopper Recilia dorsalis. |
2023 |
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Tistrella
Pseudomonadota |
Recilia dorsalisChina |
Bacteria
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2023 |
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Osmia excavataChina |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2023 |
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Aleurocanthus camelliaChina |
Bacteria
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Gut bacteria in Aleurocanthus camellia show the potential for degrading plant cell walls (plant biomass digestion). |
2023 |
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Philanus spumariusItaly |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2023 |
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Apolygus lucorumChina |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2023 |
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Spodoptera frugiperdaChina |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2023 |
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Caballeronia insecticola
Pseudomonadota |
Riptortus pedestrisSouth Korea |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Caballeronia insecticola (gut symbiont) results in an increase in the body size and weight of male adults and increased dispersal capacity (especially flight) of male Riptortus pedestris. |
2023 |
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Rickettsiella viridis
Pseudomonadota |
Myzus persicaeAustralia |
Bacteria
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Rickettsiella viridis endosymbiont infection leads to parasitoids (Diaeretiella rapae) showing a preference for probing infected aphids (Myzus persicae). |
2023 |
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Enterococcus strain (HcM7)
Bacillota |
Hyphantria cuneaChina |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2023 |
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Enterobacteriaceae
Pseudomonadota |
Bactrocera tryoniAustralia |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Enterobacteriaceae (a bacterial family) emit volatile organic compounds (MVOCs) that are capable of attracting virgin female Bactrocera tryoni. |
2023 |