Functional Symbionts
759 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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Candidatus Regiella insecticola 5.15
Pseudomonadota |
Acyrthosiphon pisumSwitzerland |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Candidatus Regiella insecticola 5.15 significantly reduced parasitoid success and increased aphid survivorship. |
2012 |
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Klebsiella sp. clone KP2NoneW6
Pseudomonadota |
Pyrrhocoris apterusGermany |
Bacteria
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Klebsiella sp. clone KP20W6 plays an important role by degrading complex dietary components, providing nutrient supplementation, or detoxifying noxious chemicals (e.g., cyclopropenoic fatty acids or gossypol) in the diet. |
2012 |
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Hamiltonella defensa
Pseudomonadota |
Metopolophium dirhodumArgentina |
Bacteria
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2012 |
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Proteus sp.
Pseudomonadota |
Aedes aegyptiPanama |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Proteus sp. upregulates AMP gene expression, resulting in the suppression of DENV infection in the mosquito gut epithelium. |
2012 |
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Buchnera
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Buchnera synthesizes amino acids. |
2011 |
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Candidatus Blochmanniella
Pseudomonadota |
Camponotus japonicusChina |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Candidatus Blochmanniella is an obligate symbiont involved in amino acid provision. |
2011 |
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Serratia symbiotica
Pseudomonadota |
Camponotus japonicusChina |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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2011 |
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Candidatus Rohrkolberia cinguli
Pseudomonadota |
Chilacis typhaeGermany |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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2011 |
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Curculioniphilus
Pseudomonadota |
Curculio sikkimensisJapan |
Bacteria
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2011 |
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Serratia
Pseudomonadota |
Curculio sikkimensisJapan |
Bacteria
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2011 |
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Sodalis
Pseudomonadota |
Curculio sikkimensisJapan |
Bacteria
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2011 |
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Candidatus Blochmanniella floridana
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Candidatus Blochmanniella floridana interacts with the host's immune system. |
2011 |
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Wigglesworthia glossinidia
Pseudomonadota |
Glossina fuscipes fuscipesUganda, Libya, Japan |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Wigglesworthia glossinidia influences host vector competence. |
2011 |
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Pantoea agglomerans
Pseudomonadota |
Daktulosphaira vitifoliaeAustria |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2011 |
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Klebsiella
Pseudomonadota |
Bombyx moriChina |
Bacteria
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Klebsiella produces lipase in the gut environment. |
2011 |
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Buchnera aphidicola
Pseudomonadota |
Cinara tujafilinaSpain |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Buchnera aphidicola (one of two coprimary bacteria in the subfamily Lachninae) fulfills the metabolic needs of the host consortium. |
2011 |
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Serratia symbiotica
Pseudomonadota |
Cinara tujafilinaSpain |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Serratia symbiotica (one of two coprimary bacteria in the subfamily Lachninae) fulfills the metabolic needs of the host consortium. |
2011 |
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Candidatus Ishikawaella capsulata
Pseudomonadota |
Megacopta punctatissimaJapan |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Candidatus Ishikawaella capsulata encodes genes for arginine metabolism and oxalate detoxification. |
2011 |
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Candidatus Ishikawella capsulata
Pseudomonadota |
Megacopta punctatissimaJapan |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Candidatus Ishikawaella capsulata compensates for the nutritional deficiency of the host diet by supplying essential amino acids. |
2011 |
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Ishikawaella capsulata
Pseudomonadota |
Megacopta punctatissimaJapan |
Bacteria
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Ishikawaella capsulata supplies essential amino acids for the plant-sucking stinkbug. |
2011 |