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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Hamiltonella defensa
Pseudomonadota |
Rhopalosiphum padiEngland |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Candidatus Hamiltonella defensa significantly increases the survival rate of the host aphid when attacked by parasitoid wasps, but negatively affects host growth and development. |
2020 |
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Rickettsia Torix
Pseudomonadota |
Culicoides impunctatusEngland |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Rickettsia Torix may be involved in possible symbiont-virus interactions within the host midge. |
2020 |
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Spiroplasma poulsonii
Mycoplasmatota |
Drosophila melanogasterSwitzerland |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Spiroplasma poulsonii manipulates the host's reproduction by killing its male progeny at the embryonic stage. |
2020 |
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Rickettsia
Pseudomonadota |
Cimex lectulariusHungary, England, G… |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Rickettsia infection in female Cimex lectularius results in the production of fewer fertile eggs. |
2020 |
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Candidatus Hodgkinia cicadicola like
Pseudomonadota |
Pycna repandaChina |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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2020 |
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Candidatus Sulcia muelleri
Bacteroidota |
Pycna repandaChina |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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2020 |
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Blattella germanicaSpain |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2020 |
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Rickettsia
Pseudomonadota |
Ips sp.Spain |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Rickettsia induces cytoplasmic incompatibility, resulting in reproductive distortions in Ips sp. |
2020 |
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Sodalis
Pseudomonadota |
Ips sp.Spain |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2020 |
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Spiroplasma
Mycoplasmatota |
Dendroctonus simplexSpain |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2020 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Ips sp.Spain |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Wolbachia induces cytoplasmic incompatibility, resulting in reproductive distortions in Ips sp. |
2020 |
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Grapholita molestaChina |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2020 |
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Hamiltonella defensa
Pseudomonadota |
Acyrthosiphon malvaeFrance |
Bacteria
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Candidatus Hamiltonella defensa provides a defense against hymenopteran parasitoids to its aphid host, Acyrthosiphon malvae. |
2020 |
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Corynebacterium sputi
Actinomycetota |
Aphidius colemaniBelgium |
Bacteria
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Corynebacterium sputi repels parasitism in the host. |
2020 |
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Conorhynchus palumbusIsrael |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Gut bacteria are involved in nitrogen fixation within the host weevil Conorhynchus palumbus. |
2020 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Chilo suppressalisChina |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Wolbachia reduces the susceptibility of C. suppressalis to fipronil and avermectin insecticides. |
2020 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Lobesia botranaPortugal |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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2020 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Laodelphax striatellusChina |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Wolbachia supplements biotin and riboflavin to enhance reproduction in planthoppers. |
2020 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Nilaparvata lugensChina |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Wolbachia enhances the expression of NlCYP4CE1 in Nilaparvata lugens in response to imidacloprid stress. |
2020 |
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Serratia marcescens
Pseudomonadota |
Aedes aegyptiChina |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Serratia marcescens facilitates arboviral infection by secreting SmEnhancin, which digests membrane-bound mucins on the mosquito gut epithelia, thereby enhancing viral dissemination. |
2019 |