Functional Symbionts
2442 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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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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The wasp's infection with Wolbachia may lead to impairment of post-eclosion host preference and facilitates growing up on different host species in Trichogramma brassicae. |
2021 |
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Ischnura elegansFinland (Åland isla… |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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2021 |
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Hamiltonella defensa
Pseudomonadota |
Rhopalosiphum padiEngland |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Hamiltonella defensa infection led to a decrease in aphid feeding on low-quality host plants in Rhopalosiphum padi. |
2020 |
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Candidatus Rickettsia_Torix_Bemisia_tabaci
Pseudomonadota |
Bemisia tabaciChina |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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2020 |
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Acinetobacter sp. AnTc-1
Pseudomonadota |
Tribolium castaneumChina |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Acinetobacter sp. AnTc-1 may play a role in the larval gut for biodegradation of Polystyrene (PS) in Tribolium castaneum. |
2020 |
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Rickettsia
Pseudomonadota |
Bemisia tabaciIsrael, Croatia |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Both Bemisia tabaci B and MED show a strong link of the facultative symbiont Rickettsia to transmission of Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV). |
2020 |
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Serratia symbiotica
Pseudomonadota |
Acyrthosiphon pisumChina |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Serratia symbiotica impairs plant defence response by suppressing Ca2+ elevation and ROS accumulation, allowing colonization of aphids on plants. |
2020 |
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Wolbachia massiliensis sp. Nov
Pseudomonadota |
Cimex hemipterusSenegal |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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2020 |
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Regiella insecticola
Pseudomonadota |
Sitobion avenaeChina |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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The survival and fecundity of Sitobion avenae aphids infected with Regiella insecticola were clearly reduced after surviving parasitoid wasp Aphelinus asychis attack compared to the control. |
2020 |
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Sodalis
Pseudomonadota |
Bactericera trigonicaIsrael |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Sodalis infecting Bactericera trigonica was more closely related to symbionts infecting weevils, stink bugs, and tsetse flies than to those from psyllid species. |
2020 |
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Fukatsuia
Pseudomonadota |
Acyrthosiphon pisumEngland |
Bacteria
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Fukatsuia (facultative symbiont) aided the recovery of the obligate symbiont and the host Acyrthosiphon pisum after heat stress. |
2020 |
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Regiella
Pseudomonadota |
Acyrthosiphon pisumEngland |
Bacteria
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Regiella (facultative symbiont) aided the recovery of the obligate symbiont and the host Acyrthosiphon pisum after heat stress. |
2020 |
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Providencia rettgeri
Pseudomonadota |
Anastrepha obliquaMexico |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Providencia rettgeri is used to improve the sexual competitiveness of males in Anastrepha obliqua. |
2020 |
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Pseudomonas typographi
Pseudomonadota |
Ips typographusCzech |
Bacteria
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Pseudomonas typographi aids Ips typographus nutrition and resistance to fungal pathogens. |
2020 |
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Pseudomonas chlororaphis
Pseudomonadota |
Melolontha melolonthaPoland |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Pseudomonas chlororaphis exhibits antagonistic activity against bacterial symbionts of entomopathogenic nematodes that attack Melolontha melolontha larvae. |
2020 |
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Enterobacter
Pseudomonadota |
Monochamus alternatusChina |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Enterobacter may help Monochamus alternatus degrade cellulose and pinene. |
2020 |
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Lactococcus
Bacillota |
Monochamus alternatusChina |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Lactococcus may help Monochamus alternatus degrade cellulose and pinene. |
2020 |
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Pseudomonas
Pseudomonadota |
Monochamus alternatusChina |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Pseudomonas may help Monochamus alternatus degrade cellulose and pinene. |
2020 |
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Raoultella
Pseudomonadota |
Monochamus alternatusChina |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Raoultella may help Monochamus alternatus degrade cellulose and pinene. |
2020 |
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Serratia
Pseudomonadota |
Monochamus alternatusChina |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Serratia may help Monochamus alternatus degrade cellulose and pinene. |
2020 |