Functional Symbionts
759 recordsRecords of insect symbionts with verified function from literatures.
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- • Phylum (e.g., "Proteobacteria")
| Host Insect | Classification | Localization | Function | Function Tags | Year | Edit | |
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Arsenophonus
Pseudomonadota |
Penicillidia jenynsiiJapan |
Bacteria
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2011 |
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Arsenophonus
Pseudomonadota |
Penicillidia monocerosJapan |
Bacteria
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2011 |
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Arsenophonus
Pseudomonadota |
Diaphorina citriJapan |
Bacteria
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2011 |
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Arsenophonus
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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2011 |
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Buchnera aphidicola
Pseudomonadota |
Cinara cedriSpain |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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2011 |
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Candidatus Curculioniphilus buchneri
Pseudomonadota |
Curculio sikkimensisJapan |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Candidatus Curculioniphilus buchneri represents the primary symbiont of Curculio weevils, providing amino acid provision. |
2010 |
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Candidatus Curculioniphilus buchneri
Pseudomonadota |
Curculio dentipesJapan |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Candidatus Curculioniphilus buchneri represents the primary symbiont of Curculio weevils, providing amino acid provision. |
2010 |
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Candidatus Curculioniphilus buchneri
Pseudomonadota |
Curculio robustusJapan |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Candidatus Curculioniphilus buchneri represents the primary symbiont of Curculio weevils, providing amino acid provision. |
2010 |
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Candidatus Curculioniphilus buchneri
Pseudomonadota |
Curculio camelliaeJapan |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Candidatus Curculioniphilus buchneri represents the primary symbiont of Curculio weevils, providing amino acid provision. |
2010 |
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Candidatus Blochmanniella floridana
Pseudomonadota |
Camponotus floridanusGermany |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Candidatus Blochmanniella floridana contributes to host metabolism through the production of essential amino acids and urease-mediated nitrogen recycling. |
2010 |
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Candidatus Riesia pediculicola
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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Candidatus Riesia pediculicola supplements the body louse's nutritionally deficient blood diet. |
2010 |
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Buchnera aphidicola
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Buchnera aphidicola complements aphid genes in purine metabolism, and the bacterium can meet its nucleotide requirement from aphid-derived guanosine. |
2010 |
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Buchnera aphidicola
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Buchnera aphidicola (APS) produces arginine, compensating for the pea aphid's lack of capacity to synthesize this amino acid. |
2010 |
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Citrobacter freundii
Pseudomonadota |
Bombyx moriIndia |
Bacteria
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Citrobacter freundii degrades cellulose, xylan, pectin, and starch. |
2010 |
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Klebsiella pneumoniae
Pseudomonadota |
Bombyx moriIndia |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Klebsiella pneumoniae degrades cellulose, xylan, pectin, and starch. |
2010 |
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Proteus vulgaris
Pseudomonadota |
Bombyx moriIndia |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Proteus vulgaris degrades cellulose, xylan, pectin, and starch. |
2010 |
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Serratia liquefaciens
Pseudomonadota |
Bombyx moriIndia |
Bacteria
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Serratia liquefaciens is able to utilize three polysaccharides, including CM-cellulose, xylan, and pectin. |
2010 |
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Candidatus Kleidoceria schneideri
Pseudomonadota |
Kleidocerys resedaeGermany |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2010 |
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Sodalis glossinidius
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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Sodalis glossinidius retains a thiamine ABC transporter ($tbpAthiPQ$) believed to salvage thiamine. |
2010 |
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Wigglesworthia glossinidia
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Wigglesworthia glossinidia can synthesize thiamine. |
2010 |