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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Serratia Y1
Pseudomonadota |
Anopheles sinensisChina |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Serratia Y1 inhibits Plasmodium development by stimulating the mosquito's immune responses. |
2019 |
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Serratia Y1
Pseudomonadota |
Anopheles sinensisChina |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Serratia Y1 inhibits Plasmodium development by stimulating the mosquito's immune responses. |
2019 |
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Serratia marcescens 2MH3-2
Pseudomonadota |
Nicrophorus vespilloidesGermany |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Serratia marcescens 2MH3-2 produces the antibacterial compound Serrawettin W2, which has antibacterial and nematode-inhibiting effects. |
2019 |
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Candidatus Hamiltonella defensa
Pseudomonadota |
Sitobion miscanthiChina |
Bacteria
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Candidatus Hamiltonella defensa increases the reproductive capacity of wheat aphids (number of offspring and reduced age of first breeding) and suppresses the host's salicylic acid (SA)- and jasmonic acid (JA)-related defense pathways. |
2019 |
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Enterobacter cloacae JJBC 11.1B StrepR
Pseudomonadota |
Plutella xylostellaEngland |
Bacteria
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Enterobacter cloacae JJBC 11.1B StrepR may improve the fitness of transgenic male Plutella xylostella. |
2019 |
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Enterobacter cloacae
Pseudomonadota |
Plutella xylostellaEngland |
Bacteria
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Enterobacter cloacae increases the pupal weight and male fitness of Plutella xylostella. |
2019 |
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Bactrocera minaxChina |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2019 |
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Arsenophonus sp.
Pseudomonadota |
Aphis gossypiiColombia |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Arsenophonus sp. can have varying effects on its host, including obligate mutualism, improving whitefly performance, or facultative mutualism by protecting psyllids against parasitoid attacks. |
2019 |
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Buchnera aphidicola
Pseudomonadota |
Aphis gossypiiColombia |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Buchnera aphidicola provides the host aphid with essential amino acids, vitamins, and sterols necessary for normal development and reproduction. |
2019 |
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Buchnera aphidicola
Pseudomonadota |
Myzus persicaeColombia |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Buchnera aphidicola provides the host aphid with essential amino acids, vitamins, and sterols necessary for normal development and reproduction. |
2019 |
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Pseudomonas fulva
Pseudomonadota |
Aphis gossypiiColombia |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Pseudomonas fulva uses caffeine from plants to produce nitrogen, potentially allowing the host insect (coffee borer beetle) to survive on coffee plants. |
2019 |
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Pseudomonas fulva
Pseudomonadota |
Myzus persicaeColombia |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Pseudomonas fulva uses caffeine from plants to produce nitrogen, potentially allowing the host insect (coffee borer beetle) to survive on coffee plants. |
2019 |
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Selenomonas
Bacillota |
Aphis gossypiiColombia |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2019 |
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Selenomonas
Bacillota |
Myzus persicaeColombia |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2019 |
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Sphingomonas
Pseudomonadota |
Aphis gossypiiColombia |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Sphingomonas has been previously described in associations with phloem-feeding insects, usually in low abundances. |
2019 |
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Sphingomonas
Pseudomonadota |
Myzus persicaeColombia |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Sphingomonas has been previously described in associations with phloem-feeding insects, usually in low abundances. |
2019 |
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Cyrtotrachelus buquetiChina |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Gut bacteria (symbiotic microbiota) are involved in the degradation of bamboo lignocellulose. |
2019 |
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Burkholderia sp.
Pseudomonadota |
Riptortus pedestrisSouth Korea |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2019 |
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Enterobacter sp. AA26
Pseudomonadota |
Ceratitis capitataGreece |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Enterobacter sp. AA26 showed positive effects on rearing efficiency when used as larval probiotics for the medfly. |
2019 |
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Enterobacter
Pseudomonadota |
Galleria mellonellaChina |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Enterobacter sp. D1 biodegrades polyethylene. |
2019 |