Functional Symbionts
2442 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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Enterococcus faecalis
Bacillota |
Tribolium castaneumChina |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Enterococcus faecalis modulates host phosphine resistance by interfering with the redox system in Tribolium castaneum. |
2023 |
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Klebsiella
Pseudomonadota |
Tenebrio molitorChina |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Klebsiella is a gut bacterium with the ability to fix nitrogen from the atmosphere in Tenebrio molitor. |
2023 |
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Burkholderia
Pseudomonadota |
Acanthococcus acerisPoland |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Burkholderia provides the host scale insect, Acanthococcus aceris, with almost all essential amino acids and several B vitamins. |
2023 |
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Burkholderia
Pseudomonadota |
Gossyparia spuriaPoland |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Burkholderia provides the host scale insect, Gossyparia spuria, with almost all essential amino acids and several B vitamins. |
2023 |
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Pantoea agglomerans
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Pantoea agglomerans is required for the normal development of the thrips Frankliniella occidentalis. |
2023 |
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Pantoea agglomerans
Pseudomonadota |
Frankliniella intonsaKorea |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Pantoea agglomerans is required for the normal development of the thrips Frankliniella intonsa. |
2023 |
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Pantoea dispersa
Pseudomonadota |
Thrips tabaciKorea |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Pantoea dispersa is required for the normal development of the thrips Thrips tabaci. |
2023 |
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Candidatus Pantoea bathycoeliae
Pseudomonadota |
Bathycoelia distinctaSouth Africa |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Candidatus Pantoea bathycoeliae (a core gut symbiont) provides Bathycoelia distincta with nutrients that cannot be obtained from its plant sap food source. |
2023 |
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Achromobacter
Pseudomonadota |
Aphis gossypiiChina |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2023 |
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Arsenophonus
Pseudomonadota |
Aphis gossypiiChina |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2023 |
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Pseudomonas
Pseudomonadota |
Aphis gossypiiChina |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2023 |
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Rhodococcus
Pseudomonadota |
Aphis gossypiiChina |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2023 |
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Serratia
Pseudomonadota |
Aphis gossypiiChina |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2023 |
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Hermetia illucensItaly |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Gut bacteria (Amplicon data) display optimized plastic-degrading ability when Hermetia illucens larvae are fed plastic-containing diets. |
2023 |
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Serratia ureilytica Su_YN1
Pseudomonadota |
Anopheles stephensiChina |
Bacteria
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Serratia ureilytica Su_YN1 mediates mosquito resistance to Plasmodium by using quorum sensing to activate phenylalanine metabolism, which drives OMV (Outer Membrane Vesicle) biogenesis. |
2023 |
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Acinetobacter
Pseudomonadota |
Chilo suppressalisChina |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Acinetobacter is an oral bacterium that interferes with rice anti-herbivore defense and avoids the full activation of JA-regulated (jasmonic acid) defenses in the host plant upon attack by Chilo suppressalis. |
2023 |
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Enterobacter
Pseudomonadota |
Chilo suppressalisChina |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Enterobacter is an oral bacterium that interferes with rice anti-herbivore defense and aroids the full activation of JA-regulated (jasmonic acid) defenses in the host plant upon attack by Chilo suppressalis. |
2023 |
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Nilaparvata lugensChina |
Bacteria
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2023 |
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Candidatus Carsonella ruddii
Pseudomonadota |
Cacopsylla pyricolaCzech |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Candidatus Carsonella ruddii produces most essential amino acids (EAAs) for Cacopsylla pyricola, and its co-symbiont (Candidatus Psyllophila) complements the tryptophan pathway and synthesizes vitamins and carotenoids. |
2023 |
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Hamiltonella defensa
Pseudomonadota |
Rhopalosiphum maidisChina |
Bacteria
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Hamiltonella defensa infection in Rhopalosiphum maidis leads to a shortened developmental duration for the first instar and total nymph stages, reduced survival rate, offspring count, and longevity. |
2023 |