Functional Symbionts
46 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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Hamiltonella defensa
Pseudomonadota |
Metopolophium dirhodumArgentina |
Bacteria
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2012 |
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Candidatus Hamiltonella defensa 5AT
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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Candidatus Hamiltonella defensa 5AT can block the larval development of solitary endoparasitoid wasps (Aphidius ervi and Aphidius eadyi), thereby rescuing the aphid host. |
2009 |
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Hamiltonella defensa
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Hamiltonella defensa kills parasitoid wasp larvae, allowing aphid hosts to survive and reproduce. |
2008 |
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Candidatus Hamiltonella defensa
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Candidatus Hamiltonella defensa provides protection against parasitism by the wasp, Aphidius ervi. |
2008 |
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Candidatus Hamiltonella defensa
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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Candidatus Hamiltonella defensa ameliorates the effects of parasitoid wasp attack by causing the wasp larva to die prematurely, allowing the aphid host to develop and reproduce. |
2005 |
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Hamiltonella defensa
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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Hamiltonella defensa is the source of resistance to A. ervi parasitism. |
2005 |