Functional Symbionts
83 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
Bacillota |
Endoclita signiferChina |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Enterococcus is a gut bacterium that affects the composition of insect gut bacteria (a community interaction) in Endoclita signifer. |
2023 |
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Enterococcus
Bacillota |
Helicoverpa armigeraChina |
Bacteria
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2023 |
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Enterococcus mundtii
Bacillota |
Spodoptera lituraIndia |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Enterococcus mundtii is a pathogenic bacterium whose ingestion negatively affects the development and nutritional physiology of Spodoptera litura. Its successful establishment degrades the gut wall and invades the haemocoel, causing host death. |
2022 |
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Enterococcus faecalis
Bacillota |
Cryptolestes ferrugineusChina |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Enterococcus faecalis can degrade malathion, pirimiphos-methyl, and deltamethrin and utilize these insecticides as a carbon source in vitro, suggesting a role in host pesticide resistance. |
2022 |
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Enterococcus termitis
Bacillota |
Plutella xylostellaChina |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2022 |
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Enterococcus termitis
Bacillota |
Plutella xylostellaChina |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2022 |
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Enterococcus FAW 2-1
Bacillota |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Enterococcus FAW 2-1 can enhance the growth of Spodoptera frugiperda, but this effect is contingent on dietary conditions, isolate availability, and host larval instar. |
2022 |
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Enterococcus
Bacillota |
Spodoptera frugiperdaChina |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Enterococcus has functions including nutrient absorption, energy metabolism, degradation of the plant's secondary metabolites, and insect immunity regulation in the larval midgut of Spodoptera frugiperda. |
2022 |
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Enterococcus faecalis LX1None
Bacillota |
Bombyx moriChina |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Enterococcus faecalis LX10 exhibits anti-Nosema bombycis activity and plays an important role in protecting Bombyx mori silkworms from microsporidia infection. |
2022 |
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Enterococcus
Bacillota |
Cnaphalocrocis medinalisChina |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Enterococcus (core dominant species) possesses complete pathways of 14 carbohydrate metabolism, 11 amino acid biosynthesis, and two vitamin syntheses, implying an essential role in the nutrition intake and development of Cnaphalocrocis medinalis. |
2022 |
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Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Gut bacteria (Abundance of Pseudomonas increased, but Serratia and Enterobacter decreased) are affected by host diet (D. superans larvae) and the dominant bacteria Enterococcus is shared by Lymantria dispar larvae fed on aconitine-treated and nicotine-treated diets. |
2022 |
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Enterococcus sp.
Bacillota |
Samia riciniIndia |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Enterococcus sp. (in Samia ricini) exhibits cellulolytic activity (cellulose hydrolysis). |
2021 |
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Enterococcus
Bacillota |
Samia riciniIndia |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Enterococcus (in Samia ricini) exhibits cellulolytic activity (cellulose hydrolysis). |
2021 |
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Enterococcus sp.
Bacillota |
Hypothenemus hampeiHawai’i, Mexico |
Bacteria
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Enterococcus sp. might contribute to caffeine breakdown using the C-8 oxidation pathway (detoxification) in Hypothenemus hampei. |
2021 |
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Enterococcus
Bacillota |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2021 |
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Enterococcus
Bacillota |
DrosophilaUSA |
Bacteria
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Enterococcus dramatically diminished or even completely reversed the ovipositional avoidance of alkalinity in Drosophila by generating abundant lactate, which neutralizes the residual alkali in an egg-laying substrate. |
2021 |
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Enterococcus
Bacillota |
DrosophilaUSA |
Bacteria
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Enterococcus protects Drosophila from alkali stress by acidifying the ovipositional substrate, ultimately improving the fitness of the Drosophila population. |
2021 |
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Enterococcus
Bacillota |
Spodoptera exiguaChina |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Enterococcus protects the host Spodoptera exigua against pathogens and noncommensal microbes from outside. |
2020 |
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Enterococcus
Bacillota |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2020 |
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Enterococcus mundtii
Bacillota |
Spodoptera littoralisChina |
Bacteria
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Enterococcus mundtii is involved in producing an antimicrobial peptide in Spodoptera littoralis. |
2020 |