Functional Symbionts
2442 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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Lactiplantibacillus plantarum
Bacillota |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Lactiplantibacillus plantarum could effectively inhibit fungal spore germinations on the body surfaces of Drosophila melanogaster. |
2022 |
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Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Body-surface microbiotas (Amplicon data) can defend Drosophila melanogaster flies against fungal parasitic infections. |
2022 |
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Spodoptera frugiperdaNigeria |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2022 |
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Wolbachia pipientis
Pseudomonadota |
Drosophila melanogasterJapan |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Wolbachia pipientis increases the heat stress resistance of the host Drosophila melanogaster. |
2022 |
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Candidatus Shikimatogenerans silvanidophilus
Bacteroidota |
Oryzaephilus surinamensisGermany |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Candidatus Shikimatogenerans silvanidophilus accelerates its host's cuticle formation and thereby enables it to quickly reach a cuticle quality threshold that confers structural protection against predation and fungal infection in Oryzaephilus surinamensis. |
2022 |
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Bactrocera oleaePortugal |
Bacteria
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2022 |
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Candidatus Spencerbrownia rhizoecinicola
Bacteroidota |
Rhizoecus albidusPoland |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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2022 |
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Drosophila melanogasterChina, USA |
Bacteria
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Gut bacteria (Metagenome data) are necessary for the nutritional needs and survival of the parasite of Drosophila melanogaster. |
2022 |
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Drosophila melanogasterChina, USA |
Bacteria
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Gut bacteria (Metagenome data) are necessary for the nutritional needs and survival of the parasite of Drosophila melanogaster. |
2022 |
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Arsenophonus
Pseudomonadota |
Bemisia tabaciIndia |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Arsenophonus plays a key role in the retention and transmission of Cotton Leaf Curl Virus (CLCuV) in the Asia II-1 genetic group of Bemisia tabaci. |
2022 |
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Buchnera aphidicola
Pseudomonadota |
Acyrthosiphon pisumJapan |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Buchnera aphidicola supplies the host Acyrthosiphon pisum with vitamins and essential amino acids, such as arginine and methionine, that aphids cannot synthesize or derive sufficiently from their phloem sap diet. |
2022 |
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Serratia sp. HY-72
Pseudomonadota |
Hierodula patelliferaSouth Korea |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Serratia sp. HY-72 is capable of degradating Polyurethane (plastic degradation) in the gut of the Asian mantis Hierodula patellifera. |
2022 |
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Klebsiella sp. EMBL-1
Pseudomonadota |
Spodoptera frugiperdaChina |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Klebsiella sp. EMBL-1 is able to depolymerize and utilize Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) as a sole energy source in the gut of Spodoptera frugiperda larvae. |
2022 |
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Caballeronia zhejiangensis
Pseudomonadota |
Anasa tristisUSA |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2022 |
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Caballeronia grimmiae
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2022 |
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Caballeronia concitans
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2022 |
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Caballeronia concitans
Pseudomonadota |
Jalysus wickhamiUSA |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2022 |
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Caballeronia concitans
Pseudomonadota |
Anasa tristisUSA |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2022 |
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Caballeronia concitans
Pseudomonadota |
Jalysus wickhamiUSA |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2022 |
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Cupriavidus pauculus
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2022 |