Functional Symbionts
332 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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Staphylococcus hominis
Bacillota |
Aedes aegyptiUSA |
Bacteria
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Staphylococcus hominis contributes to the gut microbiome homeostasis maintained by mosquito C-type lectins. |
2016 |
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Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2016 |
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Pachysoma endroedyiSouth Africa |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2016 |
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Pachysoma endroedyiSouth Africa |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2016 |
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Azospira
Pseudomonadota |
Anopheles gambiaeBurkina Faso |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Azospira may be related to mediating adaptation to different ecological niches or in shaping specific adult behaviors, including mating. |
2016 |
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Azospira
Pseudomonadota |
Anopheles coluzziiBurkina Faso |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Azospira may be related to mediating adaptation to different ecological niches or in shaping specific adult behaviors, including mating. |
2016 |
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Rhodocyclacea
Pseudomonadota |
Anopheles gambiaeBurkina Faso |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Rhodocyclacea may be related to mediating adaptation to different ecological niches or in shaping specific adult behaviors, including mating. |
2016 |
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Rhodocyclacea
Pseudomonadota |
Anopheles coluzziiBurkina Faso |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Rhodocyclacea may be related to mediating adaptation to different ecological niches or in shaping specific adult behaviors, including mating. |
2016 |
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Pseudomonas
Pseudomonadota |
Anopheles gambiaeBurkina Faso |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Pseudomonas may be related to mediating adaptation to different ecological niches or in shaping specific adult behaviors, including mating. |
2016 |
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Pseudomonas
Pseudomonadota |
Anopheles coluzziiBurkina Faso |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Pseudomonas may be related to mediating adaptation to different ecological niches or in shaping specific adult behaviors, including mating. |
2016 |
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Shewanella
Pseudomonadota |
Anopheles gambiaeBurkina Faso |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Shewanella may be related to mediating adaptation to different ecological niches or in shaping specific adult behaviors, including mating. |
2016 |
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Shewanella
Pseudomonadota |
Anopheles coluzziiBurkina Faso |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Shewanella may be related to mediating adaptation to different ecological niches or in shaping specific adult behaviors, including mating. |
2016 |
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Spiroplasma
Mycoplasmatota |
Anopheles gambiaeBurkina Faso |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Spiroplasma may have reproductive interactions with mosquito hosts, either by providing an indirect fitness advantage to females by inducing male killing or by directly protecting the host against natural pathogens. |
2016 |
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Spiroplasma
Mycoplasmatota |
Anopheles coluzziiBurkina Faso |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Spiroplasma may have reproductive interactions with mosquito hosts, either by providing an indirect fitness advantage to females by inducing male killing or by directly protecting the host against natural pathogens. |
2016 |
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Buchnera aphidicola（BPn）
Pseudomonadota |
Pentalonia nigronervosaMadagascarBurundi, … |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Buchnera aphidicola (BPn) provides essential amino acids to its host that are absent in plant phloem. |
2015 |
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Wolbachia sp.（wPn）
Pseudomonadota |
Pentalonia nigronervosaMadagascarBurundi, … |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Wolbachia sp. (wPn) increases the host's production of reactive oxygen species and its antioxidant system. |
2015 |
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Australian and North American termitesUSA, Australia |
Bacteria and Fungi
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Termite gut microbiome (amplicon) is comprised of gut symbionts that are major recyclers of lignocellulosic biomass. |
2015 |
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Cladosporium
Ascomycota |
Bactrocera oleaeItaly |
Fungi
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Extracellular
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2015 |
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Anopheles gambiaeKenya |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2011 |
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Serratia marcescens
Pseudomonadota |
Tenebrio molitorPoland |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Serratia marcescens exhibits plastic-degrading properties against bioplastics such as PBSA, PBS, and PCL. |
2020 |