Functional Symbionts
287 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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Rickettsia
Pseudomonadota |
Leptocybe invasaChina |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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male killing |
2023 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Homona magnanimaChina |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Wolbachia achieves Male Killing (MK) by impairing the host dosage compensation system, triggering abnormal apoptosis in male embryos, and disrupting the sex-determination cascade via doublesex (dsx) splicing variants in Homona magnanima. |
2023 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Homona magnanimaChina |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Wolbachia achieves Male Killing (MK) by triggering abnormal apoptosis in male embryos and disrupting the sex-determination cascade via doublesex (dsx) splicing variants in Homona magnanima. |
2023 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
FormicaSwitzerland, Finlan… |
Bacteria
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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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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Menacanthus eurysternusSouth Africa, Japan… |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Wolbachia (Supergroup F) is a causative agent of cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI) in the louse Menacanthus eurysternus. |
2023 |
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Rickettsia belli
Pseudomonadota |
Anaphes nitensBrazil |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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2023 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Homalotylus sp.Englandraine |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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2023 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Oomyzus scaposusEnglandraine |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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2023 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Tetrastichus epilachnaeEnglandraine |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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2023 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Melanaphis sacchariMexico |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Wolbachia is involved in the feminization and parthenogenesis of the aphid Melanaphis sacchari. |
2023 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Habrobracon hebetorRussia |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Wolbachia significantly affects the metabolism of Habrobracon hebetor larvae and alters the activity of its digestive enzymes. |
2023 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Agonoscena pistaciaeIran |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
|
2023 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Culex quinquefasciatusArgentina |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Wolbachia can inhibit the presence of Thorsellia and Serratia in Culex quinquefasciatus. |
2023 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Blattella germanicaIran |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
|
2023 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
|
2023 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Drosophila melanogasterEngland |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Wolbachia protects Drosophila melanogaster against two naturally occurring and virulent viral pathogens: La Jolla virus (LJV) and Newfield virus (NFV). |
2023 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
TrichogrammaChina |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Wolbachia increases the rate of superparasitism by infected female Trichogramma compared with uninfected females. |
2023 |
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Wolbachia wFur
Pseudomonadota |
Ostrinia furnacalisJapan |
Bacteria
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Wolbachia wFur manipulates the sexual development and reproduction (male killing) of the insect host Ostrinia furnacalis. |
2022 |
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Rickettsia
Pseudomonadota |
Spalangia cameroniIsrael |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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2022 |