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

Muscidae

Brazil, USA, Singap…

Bacteria
Extracellular

2017

Bacteria
Extracellular

Candidatus Erwinia dacicola contains a number of genes encoding detoxification and digestive enzymes, indicating a potential association with the ability of B. oleae to cope with green olives, and shows activated amino-acid metabolism during larval development.

2017

Enterobacter sp.

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria
Extracellular

Enterobacter sp. might be a promising paratransgenesis candidate.

2017

Citrobacter freundii

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria
Extracellular

Citrobacter freundii is involved in the degradation of trichlorphon.

2017

Bacteria
Intracellular

Wigglesworthia glossinidia synthesizes a large number of B vitamins to supplement the host's nutritional deficiencies.

2017

Cardiocondyla obscurior

Brazil, Japan, Spa…

Bacteria
Intracellular

Candidatus Westeberhardia cardiocondylae contributes to cuticle formation and is responsible for host invasive success.

2016

Cardiocondyla obscurior

Brazil, Japan, Spa…

Bacteria
Intracellular

Candidatus Westeberhardia cardiocondylae contributes to cuticle formation.

2016

Rahnella aquatilis

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria
Extracellular

Rahnella aquatilis could alleviate or compromise the antagonistic effects of fungi (O. minus and L. procerum) on RTB larval growth.

2016

Bacteria
Extracellular

Serratia liquefaciens could alleviate or compromise the antagonistic effects of fungi (O. minus and L. procerum) on RTB larval growth.

2016

Arsenophonus

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria
Intracellular

Arsenophonus dispersal might involve plant mediation and parasitism, and it was reported to be involved in host plant specialization in the polyphagous aphid, Aphis craccivora.

2016

Buchnera

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria
Intracellular

Buchnera is critically dependent on symbiosis with the host to utilize phloem sap as its sole dietary component.

2016

Hamiltonella

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria
Intracellular

Hamiltonella is known to protect aphids against parasitism.

2016

Bacteria
Intracellular

2016

Bacteria
Intracellular

2016

Pantoea

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria
Extracellular

Pantoea is involved in degrading and utilizing different types of plant materials.

2016

Bacteria
Intracellular

Candidatus Arsenophonus nilaparvatae (a facultative endosymbiont) has the potential role of synthesizing B vitamins for the host.

2016

Bacteria

2016

Bacteria
Extracellular

Candidatus Regiella insecticola infection in aphids led to increases in plasticities for developmental times of first and second instar nymphs and for fecundity, showing novel functional roles in plant-insect interactions.

2016

Bacteria

Bacillus cereus is involved in the degradation of acephate and uses acephate as a source of carbon and energy for growth.

2016

Enterobacter

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

Enterobacter is involved in the degradation of acephate and uses acephate as a source of carbon and energy for growth.

2016

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