Functional Symbionts

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Records of insect symbionts with verified function from literatures.

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Bombus sp.

Hymenoptera
Bacteria
Extracellular

The bumble bee microbiome slightly increases survivorship when the host is exposed to selenate
Probiotic

2019
Snodgrassella alvi

Pseudomonadota

Bombus sp.

Hymenoptera
Bacteria
Extracellular

The bumble bee microbiome slightly increases survivorship when the host is exposed to selenate
Probiotic

2019
Serratia marcescens

Pseudomonadota

Maculinea alcon

Lepidoptera
Bacteria

been associated with growth-promoting activity, is capable of producing volatile pyrazines, including 2,5-dimethylpyrazine and 3-ethyl-2,5-dimethylpyrazine, which are used as pheromones by ants
Chemical biosynthesis Growth and Development

2019

Maculinea alcon

Lepidoptera
Bacteria

may play a specific role in the production of deceptive pyrazines
Chemical biosynthesis

2019
Cardinium

Bacteroidota
Bacteria
Intracellular

‘Candidatus Cardinium’ is a recently described bacterium from the Bacteroidetes group involved in diverse reproduction alterations of its arthropod hosts (including cytoplasmic incompatibility, parthenogenesis, and feminization) similar to Wolbachia
Reproductive manipulation

2019
Methylobacterium

Pseudomonadota
Bacteria
Extracellular

Methylobacterium can be important in several physiological and metabolic processes in Lu. evansi, which suggests that interactions could occur with Leishmania parasite
Pathogen interaction

2019
Wolbachia

Pseudomonadota
Bacteria
Extracellular

regulate host reproduction
Reproductive manipulation

2019
Fungi

enhances the survivorship and overall fitness of invasive beetles by degrading the host phenolic naringenin, ultimately overcoming the tree defenses and facilitating the success of the invasive beetle-Fungi complex
Plant secondary metabolites

2018
Serratia sp.

Pseudomonadota
Bacteria
Extracellular

produce lipodepsipeptides, stephensiolides A-K, that have antibiotic activity and facilitate bacterial surface motility.
Chemical biosynthesis

2018
Tsukamurella

Actinomycetota
Bacteria

This genus was identified as dominant in intensively feeding second-stage larvae and suggests a mechanism by which L2 larvae might process cellulose.
Digestive enzymes

2018
Wolbachia

Pseudomonadota
Bacteria
Intracellular

This bacterium can eliminate males, turn them into females, sterilize uninfected females or behave as a mutualistic symbiont
Reproductive manipulation

2018
Bacteria
Extracellular

2018
Neokomagataea

Pseudomonadota
Bacteria
Extracellular

may be related with the formic acid production
Chemical biosynthesis

2018
Bacteria and Fungi
Extracellular

to preserve carrion quality and support larval growth in a challenging resource such as carrion.

2018
Pseudomonas

Pseudomonadota
Bacteria
Extracellular

Pseudomonas may also play a role in the breakdown of plant defence biomolecules produced by the rice host in response to the gall midge infestation
Plant defense Digestive enzymes

2017
Wolbachia

Pseudomonadota
Bacteria
Intracellular

2017
Bacteria
Extracellular

2017
Citrobacter freundii

Pseudomonadota
Bacteria

enhances resistance to the organophosphate insecticide trichlorphon
Pesticide metabolization

2017

Arion ater

Stylommatophora
Bacteria
Extracellular

degrading  ellulose and xylan
Digestive enzymes

2017
Bacteria

activity of cellulose and hemicellulose
Digestive enzymes

2017
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