Functional Symbionts

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Records of insect symbionts with verified function from literatures.

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Host Insect Classification Localization Function Function Tags Year Edit
Sodalis

Pseudomonadota
Bacteria
Extracellular

2014
Bacteria
Intracellular

Candidatus Sodalis pierantonius is involved in tyrosine precursor provisioning and the supplementation of some essential amino acids and vitamins.
Amino Acid Provision Vitamin Supplementation

2014
Bacteria
Intracellular

Candidatus Sodalis pierantonius str. SZPE suppression delayed weevil emergence, which reduced the insect population growth rate.
Growth Regulation Developmental Modulation

2014
Sodalis glossinidius

Pseudomonadota

Glossina palpalis

Cameroon, Angola, B…

Bacteria
Extracellular

Sodalis glossinidius is associated with a three-times greater probability of the host flies being infected by trypanosomes (i.e., this symbiont may facilitate pathogen infection rather than confer resistance).
Pathogen Resistance

2013
Bacteria
Intracellular

2012
Sodalis

Pseudomonadota
Bacteria

2011
Sodalis glossinidius

Pseudomonadota
Bacteria

Sodalis glossinidius retains a thiamine ABC transporter ($tbpAthiPQ$) believed to salvage thiamine.
Other

2010
Sodalis glossinidius

Pseudomonadota
Bacteria

2008
Sodalis glossinidius

Pseudomonadota
Bacteria
Intracellular

Sodalis glossinidius uses quorum sensing to prime its oxidative stress response.
Immune Priming

2008
Bacteria

Sodalis glossinidius maintains and expresses $inv/spa$ genes, which encode a type III secretion system homologous to that used for invasion by bacterial pathogens (pathogen interaction).
Pathogen Interaction

2002

Sitophilus oryzae

China, France

Bacteria
Intracellular

Sitophilus oryzae principal endosymbiont (SOPE) induces the specific differentiation of bacteriocytes and increases mitochondrial oxidative phosphorylation through the supply of pantothenic acid and riboflavin (nutrient provision/vitamin supplementation).
Nutrient Provision

1999
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