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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Lactobacillus bombicola L5-31
Bacillota |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Lactobacillus bombicola L5-31 can degrade the plant toxin amygdalin in the gut of Spodoptera frugiperda. |
2022 |
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Lactobacillus bombicola BI-4G
Bacillota |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Lactobacillus bombicola BI-4G can degrade the plant toxin amygdalin in the gut of Spodoptera frugiperda. |
2022 |
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Lactobacillus bombicola OCC3
Bacillota |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Lactobacillus bombicola OCC3 can degrade the plant toxin amygdalin in the gut of Spodoptera frugiperda. |
2022 |
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Candidatus Ishikawaella
Pseudomonadota |
Megacopta punctatissimaJapan |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Candidatus Ishikawaella compensates for the host's demand for essential amino acids (including branched-chain and aromatic amino acids); its removal causes severe shortfalls in Megacopta punctatissima. |
2022 |
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Candida tropicalis
Ascomycota |
Musca alticaNetherlands |
Fungi
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Extracellular
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2022 |
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Myroides
Bacteroidota |
Musca alticaNetherlands |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2022 |
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Providencia
Pseudomonadota |
Musca alticaNetherlands |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2022 |
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Trichosporon
Basidiomycota |
Musca alticaNetherlands |
Fungi
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Extracellular
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2022 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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2022 |
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Candidatus Hamiltonella defensa
Pseudomonadota |
Acyrthosiphon pisumEngland |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Candidatus Hamiltonella defensa modifies the anti-predator behavior of Acyrthosiphon pisum by causing the aphids to exhibit proportionately fewer evasive defences (dropping and walking away) and more frequent aggressive kicking in response to ladybirds. |
2022 |
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Candidatus Hamiltonella defensa
Pseudomonadota |
Macrosiphum euphorbiaeEngland |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Candidatus Hamiltonella defensa causes the infected Macrosiphum euphorbiae group to show greater differentiation in anti-predator behaviors in response to different predators (ladybirds and lacewings) than the uninfected lines. |
2022 |
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MollitrichosiphumChina, Nepal, Viet… |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2022 |
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Leptoglossus occidentalisJapan, France, Ital… |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2022 |
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Candidatus Profftella
Pseudomonadota |
Diaphorina citriChina |
Bacteria
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2022 |
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Escherichia Shigella
Pseudomonadota |
Diaphorina citriChina |
Bacteria
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2022 |
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Diaphorina citriChina |
Bacteria
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2022 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Diaphorina citriChina |
Bacteria
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2022 |
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Fructobacillus sp.
Bacillota |
FormicaChina |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2022 |
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Lactobacillus sanfranciscensis
Bacillota |
FormicaChina |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Lactobacillus sanfranciscensis exhibits abilities in catabolizing sugars (sucrose, trehalose, melezitose and raffinose) that are constituents of hemipteran honeydew, suggesting a nutritional role for the host Formica ant. |
2022 |
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Lactobacillus lindneri
Bacillota |
FormicaChina |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2022 |