Functional Symbionts
2682 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 quinquefasciatusArgentina |
Fungi
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Extracellular
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Penicillium (a mycobiota member) undergoes changes in abundance and composition in the midgut of Culex quinquefasciatus in response to blood intake. |
2023 |
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Serratia
Pseudomonadota |
Culex quinquefasciatusArgentina |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2023 |
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Thorsellia
Pseudomonadota |
Culex quinquefasciatusArgentina |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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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
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2023 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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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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Lactococcus
Bacillota |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Lactococcus plays a role in degrading cellulose and xylan within the wood fibers of the hindgut of the wood-feeding beetle Odontotaenius disjunctus. |
2023 |
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Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Gut bacteria (Amplicon data) are involved in degrading cellulose and xylan within the wood fibers of the hindgut of the wood-feeding beetle Odontotaenius disjunctus. |
2023 |
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Turicibacter
Bacillota |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Turicibacter plays a role in degrading cellulose and xylan within the wood fibers of the hindgut of the wood-feeding beetle Odontotaenius disjunctus. |
2023 |
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Xylocopa auripennisChina |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2023 |
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Xylocopa caeruleaChina |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2023 |
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Scheffersomyces insectosa
Ascomycota |
Leptura ochraceofasciataJapan |
Fungi
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Intracellular
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Scheffersomyces insectosa (a yeast) assimilates wood-associated sugars including xylose, cellobiose, and xylan in culture, implying a role in host digestion for Leptura ochraceofasciata. |
2023 |
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Pantoea
Pseudomonadota |
Plautia staliJapan |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Pantoea provides supplementation of nutrients such as essential amino acids and vitamins to the host, Plautia stali. |
2022 |
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Streptomyces globisporus
Actinomycetota |
Messor structorRussia |
Bacteria
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Streptomyces globisporus secretes the antibiotic albomycin to inhibit the growth of entomopathogens, suggesting a defensive role against infections for the ant Messor structor. |
2022 |
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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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Arsenophonus
Pseudomonadota |
Spalangia cameroniIsrael |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
|
2022 |
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Rickettsia
Pseudomonadota |
Spalangia cameroniIsrael |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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2022 |
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Sodalis
Pseudomonadota |
Spalangia cameroniIsrael |
Bacteria
|
Intracellular
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2022 |