Functional Symbionts
2682 recordsRecords of insect symbionts with verified function from literatures.
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- • Phylum (e.g., "Proteobacteria")
| Host Insect | Classification | Localization | Function | Function Tags | Year | Edit | |
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Ogataea ramenticola
Ascomycota |
Ips typographusCzechia |
Fungi
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Ogataea ramenticola (a dominant yeast symbiont) has the potential for degrading plant cell walls (plant biomass digestion) in Ips typographus. |
2023 |
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Wickerhamomyces bisporus
Ascomycota |
Ips typographusCzechia |
Fungi
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Wickerhamomyces bisporus (a dominant yeast symbiont) has the potential for degrading plant cell walls (plant biomass digestion) in Ips typographus. |
2023 |
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Corynebacterium variabile
Actinomycetota |
Pagiophloeus tsushimanusChina |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Corynebacterium variabile is a gut bacterium that demonstrates terpenoid-degrading activity, showing the highest degradation rates for D-camphor, linalool, and eucalyptol in Pagiophloeus tsushimanus larvae. |
2023 |
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Pseudomonadota |
Pagiophloeus tsushimanusChina |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a gut bacterium that demonstrates terpenoid-degrading activity, showing the highest degradation rates for D-camphor, linalool, and eucalyptol in Pagiophloeus tsushimanus larvae. |
2023 |
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Serratia marcescens
Pseudomonadota |
Pagiophloeus tsushimanusChina |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Serratia marcescens is a gut bacterium that demonstrates terpenoid-degrading activity, showing the highest degradation rates for D-camphor, linalool, and eucalyptol in Pagiophloeus tsushimanus larvae. |
2023 |
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Arsenophonus nasoniae
Pseudomonadota |
Pachycrepoideus vindemmiaeFrance |
Bacteria
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2023 |
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Arsenophonus sp.
Pseudomonadota |
Polyommatus bellargusFrance |
Bacteria
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2023 |
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Lactobacillus kunkeei
Bacillota |
Apis melliferaKenya |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Lactobacillus kunkeei acts as a probiotic by increasing the survival rate of Apis mellifera after Serratia marcescens infection and inhibiting the pathogen's proliferation in the gut. |
2023 |
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Wigglesworthia glossinidia
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Wigglesworthia glossinidia provides symbiont-derived factors, likely B vitamins, which are critical for the proper function of lipid biosynthesis and lipolysis, thereby maintaining Glossina morsitans fecundity. |
2023 |
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Amylostereum areolatum
Basidiomycota |
Sirex noctilioSouth Africa |
Fungi
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Amylostereum areolatum was shown to be unnecessary for egg survival and adversely affected egg eclosion (hatching) in Sirex noctilio under laboratory conditions. |
2023 |
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Hermetia illucensKenya |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Gut bacteria (Metatranscriptomic data) are involved in the degradation of lignocellulosic biomass in the black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens). |
2023 |
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Metschnikowia ahupensis f.a., sp. nov.
Ascomycota |
NasutitermesIndia |
Fungi
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2023 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Tuta absolutaArgentina |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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2023 |
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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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Amylostereum areolatum
Basidiomycota |
Sirex noctilioArgentina |
Fungi
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Extracellular
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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 |