Functional Symbionts

87 records

Records of insect symbionts with verified function from literatures.

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Host Insect Classification Localization Function Function Tags Year Edit
Bacteria
Intracellular

2013

Bacteria
Intracellular

2013

Bacteria
Intracellular

2013

Bacteria
Intracellular

2013

Bacteria
Intracellular

2013

Bacteria
Intracellular

2013

Bacteria
Intracellular

2013

Bacteria
Intracellular

2013

Bacteria
Intracellular

2013

Bacteria
Intracellular

2013

Bacteria
Intracellular

2013

Bacteria
Intracellular

2013

Bacteria
Intracellular

2013

Buchnera

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria
Intracellular

Buchnera synthesizes amino acids.

2011

Buchnera aphidicola

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria
Intracellular

Buchnera aphidicola (one of two coprimary bacteria in the subfamily Lachninae) fulfills the metabolic needs of the host consortium.

2011

Serratia symbiotica

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria
Intracellular

Serratia symbiotica (one of two coprimary bacteria in the subfamily Lachninae) fulfills the metabolic needs of the host consortium.

2011

Buchnera aphidicola

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria
Intracellular

2011

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

Buchnera

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria
Intracellular

Buchnera is the source of tryptophan, a key amino acid for the embryo growth of the host aphid.

2010

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