Functional Symbionts
29 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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Serratia marcescens
Pseudomonadota |
Zootermopsis nevadensisBlattodea |
Bacteria
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high concentration of S. marcescens leads to high mortality in termites |
2018 |
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Serratia marcescens
Pseudomonadota |
Anopheles stephensiDiptera |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2017 |
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Serratia marcescens
Pseudomonadota |
Phlebotomus papatasiDiptera |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2017 |
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Serratia marcescens
Pseudomonadota |
Aedes aegyptiDiptera |
Bacteria
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gut microbiome |
2016 |
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Serratia marcescens PS1
Pseudomonadota |
Scirpophaga incertulasLepidoptera |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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The ability of these arthropods to feed on wood, foliage and detritus is likely to involve catalysis by different types of cellulases/hemicellulases that are secreted by gut microbiota to digest the structural and recalcitrant lignocellulosic residues in their foods. |
2013 |
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Serratia marcescens
Pseudomonadota |
Plutella xylostellaLepidoptera |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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producing chitinase contribute to host nutrition |
2007 |
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Serratia marcescens
Pseudomonadota |
Tenebrio molitorColeoptera |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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plastic-degrading properties against bioplastics such as PBSA, PBS and PCL. |
2020 |
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Meyerozyma guilliermondii ZJC1
Ascomycota |
Plodia interpunctellaLepidoptera |
Fungi
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Extracellular
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degrade polyethylene (PE) |
2022 |
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Serratia marcescens ZJC2
Pseudomonadota |
Plodia interpunctellaLepidoptera |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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degrade polyethylene (PE) |
2022 |