Functional Symbionts

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Records of insect symbionts with verified function from literatures.

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Bacteria
Intracellular

Candidatus Schneideria nysicola isolate NB synthesizes four B vitamins (Pan, Fol, Rib, Pyr) and five essential amino acids (Ile, Val, Lys, Thr, Phe) for Nysius sp.

2021

Bacteria
Intracellular

Candidatus Schneideria nysicola isolate NR synthesizes four B vitamins (Pan, Fol, Rib, Pyr) and five essential amino acids (Ile, Val, Lys, Thr, Phe) for Nysius sp.

2021

Bacteria
Intracellular

Candidatus Schneideria nysicola isolate NT synthesizes four B vitamins (Pan, Fol, Rib, Pyr) and five essential amino acids (Ile, Val, Lys, Thr, Phe) for Nysius sp.

2021

Scarabaeinae

Australia

Bacteria
Extracellular

2021

Bacteria
Extracellular

2021

Bacteria
Extracellular

Bacillus wyabhattai is capable of the biodegradation of Polyethylene (Low-density polyethylene) in vitro.

2021

Bacteria
Extracellular

Microbacterium oxydans is capable of the biodegradation of Polyethylene (Low-density polyethylene) in vitro.

2021

Pseudomonas

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria
Extracellular

Pseudomonas can function as a defensive mutualist as it prevents the weedy fungus while keeping the crop fungus (fungus garden) unaffected in Odontotermes obesus.

2021

Bacteria

Streptomyces philanthi biovar triangulum 23Af2 provides protection to the developing offspring of Philanthus triangulum against pathogenic microorganisms.

2021

Spiroplasma

Mycoplasmatota

Bacteria
Intracellular

Infection with endosymbiotic Spiroplasma disrupts Glossina fuscipes fuscipes metabolic and reproductive homeostasis by competing for finite nutrients, which negatively impacts female fecundity by increasing the length of intrauterine larval development.

2021

Hamiltonella defensa

Pseudomonadota

Acyrthosiphon pisum

France, Japan, Engl…

Bacteria
Intracellular

Hamiltonella defensa has a weak effect on the ability of Acyrthosiphon pisum to defend themselves against parasitic wasps Aphidius ervi during the attack and a strong effect on aphid resistance against parasitoid development.

2021

Regiella insecticola

Pseudomonadota

Acyrthosiphon pisum

France, Japan, Engl…

Bacteria
Intracellular

Regiella insecticola has a weak effect on the ability of Acyrthosiphon pisum to defend themselves against parasitic wasps Aphidius ervi during the attack and a strong effect on aphid resistance against parasitoid development.

2021

Burkholderia

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria
Extracellular

The initial colonization by Burkholderia programs the ontogeny of the midgut in Blissus insularis, providing a sheltered residence protected from microbial antagonists.

2021

Bacteria

Burkholderia symbiont strain SFA1 helps Riptortus pedestris to degrade insecticide through a horizontally acquired insecticide-degrading enzyme into the non-insecticidal form.

2021

Arsenophonus

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

2021

Serratia symbiotica

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria
Intracellular

2021

Bacteria

2021

Wolbachia

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria
Intracellular

2021

Bacteria
Intracellular and Extracellular

2021

Enterobacter sp.

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria
Extracellular

Enterobacter sp. provides benefits to Bactrocera dorsalis males, including significantly increased adult size, pupal weight, survival rate under stress and nutritionally rich conditions, and mating competitiveness.

2021

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