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	Host Insect	Classification	Localization	Function	Function Tags	Year	Edit
gut bacteria	Lymantria dispar USA	Bacteria	Extracellular	Gut bacteria of the Gypsy Moth midgut serve as a reservoir of antibiotic resistance genes with the potential for dissemination.	Antimicrobial Activity	2009
gut bacteria	Plutella xylostella South Korea	Bacteria	Extracellular			2007
Erwinia Pseudomonadota	Frankliniella occidentalis The Netherlands	Bacteria		Erwinia shortens the time to maturity and increases the oviposition rate (fertility and growth regulation).	Fertility Growth Regulation	2004
Bacillus spp. Bacillota	Acrolepiopsis assectella	Bacteria	Extracellular	Bacillus spp. produce the volatile alkyl disulfides in fecal pellets, which serve as kairomones to attract the parasitoid Diadromus pulchellus.	Semiochemical Biosynthesis	2004
Klebsiella oxytoca Pseudomonadota	Acrolepiopsis assectella	Bacteria	Extracellular	Klebsiella oxytoca produces the volatile alkyl disulfides in fecal pellets, which serve as kairomones to attract the parasitoid Diadromus pulchellus.	Semiochemical Biosynthesis	2004
Bacteroides Bacteroidota	Reticulitermes flavipes USA	Bacteria	Extracellular	Bacteroides has the ability to degrade urate (digestive enzymes/nitrogen recycling).	Digestive Enzymes	1981
Streptococcus Bacillota	Reticulitermes flavipes USA	Bacteria	Extracellular	Streptococcus can break down urate into substances such as carbon dioxide, ammonia, and acetic acid (digestive enzymes/nitrogen recycling).	Digestive Enzymes	1981
Pseudomonas aeruginosa Pseudomonadota	Zophobas atratus South Korea	Bacteria	Extracellular	Pseudomonas aeruginosa degrades low-density polyethylene (LDPE) and linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE).	Plastic Degration	2024
Enterobacter hormaechei LG3 Pseudomonadota	Tenebrio molitor South Korea	Bacteria	Extracellular	Enterobacter hormaechei LG3 degrades polyethylene (PE).	Plastic Degration	2023
gut bacteria	Harmonia axyridis China	Bacteria	Extracellular			2024
Gilliamella apicola Pseudomonadota	Apis mellifera China	Bacteria	Extracellular	Gilliamella apicola regulates circulating metabolites involved in carbohydrate and glycerophospholipid metabolism pathways, and affects the mutually exclusive exon (MXE) and SE events of a high-confidence ASD risk gene, Ank2 (carbohydrate metabolism, developmental modulation).	Carbohydrate Metabolism Developmental Modulation	2022
Lactobacillus Firm4 and Firm5 Bacillota	Apis mellifera China	Bacteria	Extracellular	Lactobacillus Firm4 and Firm5 mainly alter the amino acid metabolism pathway and enhance the expression of the odorant-binding protein gene Obp14 (amino acid provision/detoxification).	Amino Acid Provision	2022

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