Functional Symbionts

759 records

Records of insect symbionts with verified function from literatures.

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Host Insect Classification Localization Function Function Tags Year Edit
Arsenophonus

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

2011

Arsenophonus

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

2011

Arsenophonus

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

2011

Arsenophonus

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

2011

Buchnera aphidicola

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria
Intracellular

2011

Bacteria
Intracellular

Candidatus Curculioniphilus buchneri represents the primary symbiont of Curculio weevils, providing amino acid provision.

2010

Bacteria
Intracellular

Candidatus Curculioniphilus buchneri represents the primary symbiont of Curculio weevils, providing amino acid provision.

2010

Bacteria
Intracellular

Candidatus Curculioniphilus buchneri represents the primary symbiont of Curculio weevils, providing amino acid provision.

2010

Bacteria
Intracellular

Candidatus Curculioniphilus buchneri represents the primary symbiont of Curculio weevils, providing amino acid provision.

2010

Bacteria
Intracellular

Candidatus Blochmanniella floridana contributes to host metabolism through the production of essential amino acids and urease-mediated nitrogen recycling.

2010

Bacteria

Candidatus Riesia pediculicola supplements the body louse's nutritionally deficient blood diet.

2010

Buchnera aphidicola

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria
Intracellular

Buchnera aphidicola complements aphid genes in purine metabolism, and the bacterium can meet its nucleotide requirement from aphid-derived guanosine.

2010

Buchnera aphidicola

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria
Intracellular

Buchnera aphidicola (APS) produces arginine, compensating for the pea aphid's lack of capacity to synthesize this amino acid.

2010

Citrobacter freundii

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

Citrobacter freundii degrades cellulose, xylan, pectin, and starch.

2010

Bacteria
Extracellular

Klebsiella pneumoniae degrades cellulose, xylan, pectin, and starch.

2010

Proteus vulgaris

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria
Extracellular

Proteus vulgaris degrades cellulose, xylan, pectin, and starch.

2010

Bacteria

Serratia liquefaciens is able to utilize three polysaccharides, including CM-cellulose, xylan, and pectin.

2010

Bacteria
Extracellular

2010

Sodalis glossinidius

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

Sodalis glossinidius retains a thiamine ABC transporter ($tbpAthiPQ$) believed to salvage thiamine.

2010

Bacteria
Intracellular

Wigglesworthia glossinidia can synthesize thiamine.

2010

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