Functional Symbionts
332 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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Klebsiella
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2023 |
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Klebsiella
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2023 |
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Tenebrio molitorChina |
Bacteria
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The gut microbiome (Amplicon data) of mealworms (Tenebrio molitor larvae) is capable of degrading both natural and synthetic plastic polymers (polystyrene and corn straw). |
2023 |
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Agrotis ipsilonEgypt |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Gut bacterial communities (Amplicon data) in Agrotis ipsilon larvae are capable of degrading various polysaccharides (including cellulose, xylan, pectin, and starch) and producing lipolytic and protease enzymes to aid host metabolism. |
2023 |
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Spodoptera littoralisEgypt |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2023 |
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Pseudomonas sp
Pseudomonadota |
Plagiodera versicoloraChina |
Bacteria
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Pseudomonas sp. (a core gut bacteria) can promote host infection by the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana in Plagiodera versicolora. |
2023 |
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Corynebacterium variabile
Actinomycetota |
Pagiophloeus tsushimanusChina |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Corynebacterium variabile is a gut bacterium that demonstrates terpenoid-degrading activity, showing the highest degradation rates for D-camphor, linalool, and eucalyptol in Pagiophloeus tsushimanus larvae. |
2023 |
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Pseudomonadota |
Pagiophloeus tsushimanusChina |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a gut bacterium that demonstrates terpenoid-degrading activity, showing the highest degradation rates for D-camphor, linalool, and eucalyptol in Pagiophloeus tsushimanus larvae. |
2023 |
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Serratia marcescens
Pseudomonadota |
Pagiophloeus tsushimanusChina |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Serratia marcescens is a gut bacterium that demonstrates terpenoid-degrading activity, showing the highest degradation rates for D-camphor, linalool, and eucalyptol in Pagiophloeus tsushimanus larvae. |
2023 |
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Hermetia illucensKenya |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Gut bacteria (Metatranscriptomic data) are involved in the degradation of lignocellulosic biomass in the black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens). |
2023 |
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Hermetia illucensItaly |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Gut bacteria (Amplicon data) display optimized plastic-degrading ability when Hermetia illucens larvae are fed plastic-containing diets. |
2023 |
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Teleogryllus occipitalisJapan |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2023 |
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Enterococcus
Bacillota |
Endoclita signiferChina |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Enterococcus is a gut bacterium that affects the composition of insect gut bacteria (a community interaction) in Endoclita signifer. |
2023 |
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Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Gut bacteria (Amplicon data) are involved in degrading cellulose and xylan within the wood fibers of the hindgut of the wood-feeding beetle Odontotaenius disjunctus. |
2023 |
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Xylocopa auripennisChina |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2023 |
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Xylocopa caeruleaChina |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2023 |
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Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2022 |
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Enterococcus mundtii
Bacillota |
Spodoptera lituraIndia |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Enterococcus mundtii is a pathogenic bacterium whose ingestion negatively affects the development and nutritional physiology of Spodoptera litura. Its successful establishment degrades the gut wall and invades the haemocoel, causing host death. |
2022 |
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Serratia marcescens
Pseudomonadota |
Spodoptera lituraIndia |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Serratia marcescens is a pathogenic bacterium whose ingestion negatively affects the development and nutritional physiology of Spodoptera litura. Its successful establishment degrades the gut wall and invades the haemocoel, causing host death. |
2022 |
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Zeugodacus cucurbitaeNew Delhi |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2022 |