Functional Symbionts
2682 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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Pantoea 1C4
Pseudomonadota |
Xylosandrus germanusVeneto |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Pantoea 1C4 plays a nutritional role (providing essential amino acids and plant biomass hydrolysis enzymes) and a defensive role (producing antibiotics) in the ambrosia beetle Xylosandrus germanus. |
2023 |
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Candidatus Hamiltonella
Pseudomonadota |
Aphis gossypiiChina |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Candidatus Hamiltonella retarded the growth and development of cotton aphids (Aphis gossypii), accompanied by the downregulation of genes related to energy synthesis and nutrient metabolism. |
2023 |
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Lactobacillus
Bacillota |
FormicaSwitzerland, Finlan… |
Bacteria
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2023 |
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Spiroplasma
Mycoplasmatota |
FormicaSwitzerland, Finlan… |
Bacteria
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2023 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
FormicaSwitzerland, Finlan… |
Bacteria
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2023 |
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Pseudomonas sp. GCEP-1None1
Pseudomonadota |
Diatraea saccharalisColombia |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Pseudomonas sp. GCEP-1None1 is associated with cellulose degradation in the gut of the sugarcane pest Diatraea saccharalis. |
2023 |
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Penicillium herquei
Ascomycota |
Euops chinensisChina |
Fungi
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Extracellular
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Penicillium herquei is associated with the biosynthesis of carbohydrate-active enzymes, facilitating cellulose and hemicellulose degradation, and is also involved in transporter and terpenoid biosynthesis in the weevil Euops chinensis. |
2023 |
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Candidatus Vidania fulgoroideae
Pseudomonadota |
FulgoromorphaVietnam |
Bacteria
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Candidatus Vidania fulgoroideae provides seven out of ten essential amino acids to its planthopper host (Fulgoromorpha). |
2023 |
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Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2023 |
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Buchnera aphidicola
Pseudomonadota |
Helicoverpa armigeraIran |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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2023 |
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Serratia symbiotica
Pseudomonadota |
Helicoverpa armigeraIran |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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2023 |
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Lactobacillus sp.
Bacillota |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Gut bacteria (e.g., Lactobacillus) in Lymantria dispar asiatica increase larval mortality when the host is challenged with Beauveria\ bassiana infection, suggesting a negative interaction with host defense. |
2023 |
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Enterobacter
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2023 |
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Enterobacter
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2023 |
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Klebsiella
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2023 |
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Klebsiella
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2023 |
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Klebsiella oxytoca
Pseudomonadota |
Drosophila suzukiiChina |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Klebsiella oxytoca promotes the fitness of Drosophila suzukii in a special ecological niche by affecting sugar metabolism. |
2023 |
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Tenebrio molitorChina |
Bacteria
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The gut microbiome (Amplicon data) of mealworms (Tenebrio molitor larvae) is capable of degrading both natural and synthetic plastic polymers (polystyrene and corn straw). |
2023 |
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cycadivorous insectsUSA, South Africa,… |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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The gut microbiomes (Amplicon data) of cycadivorous insects are rich in siderophore biosynthetic pathways (e.g., desferrioxamine B), which are hypothesized to help the host tolerate cycad toxins (azoxyglycosides, BMAA, etc.). |
2023 |
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Pantoea sp. Pa-EAmG
Pseudomonadota |
Eumaeus atalaUSA |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Pantoea sp. Pa-EAmG is a strain possessing a siderophore biosynthetic pathway (e.g., desferrioxamine B), which is hypothesized to help the host (Eumaeus atala) tolerate cycad toxins. |
2023 |