Functional Symbionts
2657 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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Penicillium
Ascomycota |
Culex quinquefasciatusDiptera |
Fungi
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Extracellular
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mycobiota abundance and composition change in the midgut as a response to blood intake |
2023 |
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Serratia
Pseudomonadota |
Culex quinquefasciatusDiptera |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
|
2023 |
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Thorsellia
Pseudomonadota |
Culex quinquefasciatusDiptera |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
|
2023 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Culex quinquefasciatusDiptera |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Wolbachia can inhibit the presence of Thorsellia and Serratia |
2023 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Blattella germanicaBlattodea |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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2023 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Periplaneta americanaBlattodea |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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2023 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Drosophila melanogasterDiptera |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Wolbachia can protect insects against the La Jolla virus (LJV; Iflaviridae) and Newfield virus (NFV; Permutotetraviridae) |
2023 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
TrichogrammaHymenoptera |
Bacteria
|
Intracellular
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increased superparasitism by Wolbachia-infected females compared with uninfected females |
2023 |
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Lactococcus
Bacillota |
Odontotaenius disjunctusColeoptera |
Bacteria
|
Extracellular
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degrading ellulose and xylan |
2023 |
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Odontotaenius disjunctusColeoptera |
Bacteria
|
Extracellular
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degrading ellulose and xylan |
2023 |
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Turicibacter
Bacillota |
Odontotaenius disjunctusColeoptera |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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degrading ellulose and xylan |
2023 |
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Xylocopa auripennisHymenoptera |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
|
2023 |
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Xylocopa caeruleaHymenoptera |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
|
2023 |
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Scheffersomyces insectosa
Ascomycota |
Leptura ochraceofasciataColeoptera |
Fungi
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Intracellular
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assimilated wood-associated sugars including xylose, cellobiose, and xylan in culture |
2023 |
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Pantoea
Pseudomonadota |
Plautia staliHemiptera |
Bacteria
|
Intracellular
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Their primary contribution to host fitness is deduced as supplementation of nutrients such as essential amino acids and vitamins |
2022 |
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Streptomyces globisporus
Actinomycetota |
Messor structorHymenoptera |
Bacteria
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secretes albomycin to inhibit the growth of entomopathogens suggests that Streptomyces globisporus subsp. globisporus may be involved in defensive symbiosis with the Messor structor ant against infections |
2022 |
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Wolbachia wFur
Pseudomonadota |
Ostrinia furnacalisLepidoptera |
Bacteria
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manipulate the sexual development and reproduction of their insect hosts. |
2022 |
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Arsenophonus
Pseudomonadota |
Spalangia cameroniHymenoptera |
Bacteria
|
Intracellular
|
2022 |
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Rickettsia
Pseudomonadota |
Spalangia cameroniHymenoptera |
Bacteria
|
Intracellular
|
2022 |
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Sodalis
Pseudomonadota |
Spalangia cameroniHymenoptera |
Bacteria
|
Intracellular
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2022 |