Functional Symbionts

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Records of insect symbionts with verified function from literatures.

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Host Insect Classification Localization Function Function Tags Year Edit
Bacteria

contribution to their hosts is the provisioning of tyrosine for cuticle sclerotization and melanization.

2024

Bacteria

contribution to their hosts is the provisioning of tyrosine for cuticle sclerotization and melanization.

2024

Bacteria

contribution to their hosts is the provisioning of tyrosine for cuticle sclerotization and melanization.

2024

Bacteria

contribution to their hosts is the provisioning of tyrosine for cuticle sclerotization and melanization.

2024

Stammera

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

decoupled in adult beetles to match the nutritional and reproductive requirements of its host.

2024

Bombyx mori

Lepidoptera

Bacteria

could produce a secreted chitinolytic lysozyme (termed Msp1) to damage fungal cell walls,completely inhibit the spore germination of fungal entomopathogens Metarhizium robertsii and Beauveria bassiana

2024

Bombyx mori

Lepidoptera

Bacteria

could produce a secreted chitinolytic lysozyme (termed Msp1) to damage fungal cell walls,completely inhibit the spore germination of fungal entomopathogens Metarhizium robertsii and Beauveria bassiana

2024

Sirex noctilio

Hymenoptera

Bacteria
Extracellular

2024

Bacteria

gut symbiont

2024

Bacteria

gut symbiont

2024

Delftia

Pseudomonadota

Osmia cornifrons

Hymenoptera

Bacteria
Extracellular

be known to exhibit antibiotic activity, suggesting their potential protective role against pathogens

2024

Microbacterium

Actinomycetota

Osmia cornifrons

Hymenoptera

Bacteria
Extracellular

In O. cornifrons larvae, Microbacterium could contribute to the balance and resiliency of the gut microbiome under stress conditions. In addition, Rhodococcus was found in O. cornifrons larvae and is known for its detoxification capabilities

2024

Pseudomonas

Pseudomonadota

Osmia cornifrons

Hymenoptera

Bacteria
Extracellular

this bacterium has been shown to contribute to the synthesis of a defensive toxin in the beetle, Paederus fuscipes, and promotes arginine metabolism under in vitro conditions

2024

Bacteria
Intracellular

Aschnera provides these vitamins and cofactors, such as biotin (vitamin B7), tetrahydrofolate (vitamin B9), riboflavin (vitamin B2), and pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (vitamin B6)

2024

Spiroplasma

Mycoplasmatota

Bacteria
Intracellular

2024

Bombyx mori

Lepidoptera

Bacteria
Extracellular

Pseudomonas fulva ZJU1 can degrade and utilize the mulberry-derived secondary metabolite, 1-deoxynojirimycin (DNJ) as the sole energy source, and after inoculation into nonspecialists, P. fulva ZJU1 increased host resistance to DNJ and significantly promoted growth

2024

Bacteria
Extracellular

immune gene Defensin A contribute to the resistance against Nicotine-induced stress in host

2024

Bacteroides

Bacteroidota

Hyphantria cunea

Lepidoptera

Bacteria
Intracellular

enhance the compatibility of invasive pests to new hosts and enable more rapid adaptation to new habitats.

2024

Blautia

Bacillota

Hyphantria cunea

Lepidoptera

Bacteria

enhance the compatibility of invasive pests to new hosts and enable more rapid adaptation to new habitats.

2024

Coprococcus

Bacillota

Hyphantria cunea

Lepidoptera

Bacteria

enhance the compatibility of invasive pests to new hosts and enable more rapid adaptation to new habitats.

2024

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