Functional Symbionts

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Records of insect symbionts with verified function from literatures.

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Host Insect Classification Localization Function Function Tags Year Edit
Citrobacter freundii

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

Citrobacter freundii enhances host resistance to the organophosphate insecticide trichlorphon.

2017

Bacteria
Extracellular

Oral bacteria (part of the microbiome) are involved in the inhibition of plant defenses.

2017

Arion ater

England

Bacteria
Extracellular

Bacterial communities (metagenome) are involved in degrading cellulose and xylan.

2017

Bacteria

Carnobacterium maltaromaticum exhibits activity for cellulose and hemicellulose degradation.

2017

Bacteria

Carnobacterium maltaromaticum participates in the synthesis of host-lacking amino acids, histidine and threonine.

2017

Bacteria
Extracellular

Carnobacterium maltaromaticum plays an important role in the breakdown of plant cell walls, detoxification of plant phenolics, and synthesis of amino acids.

2017

Enterobacter sp.

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

Enterobacter sp. exhibits activity for cellulose and hemicellulose, and degrades CMC, xylan, and pectin.

2017

Bacteria

Enterobacter asburiae participates in the synthesis of host-lacking amino acids, histidine and threonine.

2017

Enterobacter cloacae

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

Enterobacter cloacae participates in the synthesis of host-lacking amino acids, histidine and threonine.

2017

Bacteria

Enterobacter asburiae degrades the plant phenolic catechol.

2017

Enterobacter cloacae

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

Enterobacter cloacae degrades the plant phenolic catechol.

2017

Enterobacter cloacae

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria
Extracellular

Enterobacter cloacae plays an important role in the breakdown of plant cell walls, detoxification of plant phenolics, and synthesis of amino acids.

2017

Bacteria
Extracellular

Enterobacter asburiae plays an important role in the breakdown of plant cell walls, detoxification of plant phenolics, and synthesis of amino acids.

2017

Bacteria
Intracellular

2017

Bacteria
Intracellular

2017

Wolbachia

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria
Intracellular

Wolbachia strain wMel changes the composition of gut commensal bacteria in the fruit fly.

2017

Enterobacter cloacae

Pseudomonadota

Muscidae

Brazil, USA, Singap…

Bacteria
Extracellular

2017

Escherichia coli

Pseudomonadota

Calliphoridae

Brazil, USA, Singap…

Bacteria
Extracellular

2017

Escherichia coli

Pseudomonadota

Muscidae

Brazil, USA, Singap…

Bacteria
Extracellular

2017

Muscidae

Brazil, USA, Singap…

Bacteria
Extracellular

2017

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