Functional Symbionts

335 records

Records of insect symbionts with verified function from literatures.

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Host Insect Classification Localization Function Function Tags Year Edit

Sesamia inferens

Lepidoptera

Bacteria
Extracellular

degrade Chlorpyrifos and Chlorantraniliprole in vitro

2024

Bacteria
Extracellular

degrade cellulose

2024

Lactobacillus

Bacillota

Bacteria

2024

Morganella

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

2024

Providencia

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

2024

Vagococcus

Bacillota

Bacteria

2024

Blattabacterium

Bacteroidota

Bacteria
Intracellular

Blattabacterium endosymbionts could directly or indirectly influence the composition of other bacterial populations by reducing diversity

2024

Sirex noctilio

Hymenoptera

Bacteria
Extracellular

2024

Bacteria

gut symbiont

2024

Bacteria

gut symbiont

2024

Bombyx mori

Lepidoptera

Bacteria
Extracellular

Pseudomonas fulva ZJU1 can degrade and utilize the mulberry-derived secondary metabolite, 1-deoxynojirimycin (DNJ) as the sole energy source, and after inoculation into nonspecialists, P. fulva ZJU1 increased host resistance to DNJ and significantly promoted growth

2024

Bacteria
Intracellular

gut microbiota is not essential in this species for survival and development throughout its complete life cycle, but it could participate in complementation of host nutrition by helping with food digestion and nutrient absorption

2024

Apis mellifera

Hymenoptera

Bacteria
Extracellular

2024

Bacteria
Extracellular

2024

Bacteria
Extracellular

2024

Bacteria
Extracellular

2024

Aethina tumida

Coleoptera

Bacteria
Extracellular

2024

Zeuzera coffeae

Lepidoptera

Bacteria

2024

Citrobacter freundii

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria
Extracellular

may produce 4,8-dimethyldecanal (DMD) production that is strongly associated with attraction to females and host pheromone communication

2024

Escherichia coli

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria
Extracellular

may produce 4,8-dimethyldecanal (DMD) production that is strongly associated with attraction to females and host pheromone communication

2024

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