Functional Symbionts
125 recordsRecords of insect symbionts with verified function from literatures.
Search by:
- • Host species (e.g., "Drosophila")
- • Symbiont name (e.g., "Wolbachia")
- • Function (e.g., "B vitamins")
- • Function Tag (e.g., "Nitrogen fixation")
- • Phylum (e.g., "Proteobacteria")
| Host Insect | Classification | Localization | Function | Function Tags | Year | Edit | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Pseudomonas fulva
Pseudomonadota |
Aphis gossypiiColombia |
Bacteria
|
Extracellular
|
Pseudomonas fulva uses caffeine from plants to produce nitrogen, potentially allowing the host insect (coffee borer beetle) to survive on coffee plants. |
2019 |
||
|
Pseudomonas fulva
Pseudomonadota |
Myzus persicaeColombia |
Bacteria
|
Extracellular
|
Pseudomonas fulva uses caffeine from plants to produce nitrogen, potentially allowing the host insect (coffee borer beetle) to survive on coffee plants. |
2019 |
||
|
Selenomonas
Bacillota |
Aphis gossypiiColombia |
Bacteria
|
Extracellular
|
2019 |
|||
|
Selenomonas
Bacillota |
Myzus persicaeColombia |
Bacteria
|
Extracellular
|
2019 |
|||
|
Sphingomonas
Pseudomonadota |
Aphis gossypiiColombia |
Bacteria
|
Extracellular
|
Sphingomonas has been previously described in associations with phloem-feeding insects, usually in low abundances. |
2019 |
||
|
Sphingomonas
Pseudomonadota |
Myzus persicaeColombia |
Bacteria
|
Extracellular
|
Sphingomonas has been previously described in associations with phloem-feeding insects, usually in low abundances. |
2019 |
||
|
Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Octodonta nipaeChina |
Bacteria
|
Intracellular
|
2019 |
|||
Bactrocera dorsalisChina |
Bacteria
|
Extracellular
|
2018 |
||||
Ceratitis capitataItaly |
Bacteria
|
Extracellular
|
2018 |
||||
|
Enterobacter spp.
Pseudomonadota |
Ips piniUSA |
Bacteria
|
Enterobacter spp. decrease concentrations of the host monoterpenes (-)-$\alpha$-pinene, myrcene, and 3-carene. |
2018 |
|||
|
Erwinia spp.
Pseudomonadota |
Ips piniUSA |
Bacteria
|
Erwinia spp. decrease concentrations of the host monoterpenes (-)-$\alpha$-pinene, myrcene, and 3-carene. |
2018 |
|||
|
Serratia spp.
Pseudomonadota |
Ips piniUSA |
Bacteria
|
Serratia spp. decrease concentrations of the host monoterpenes (-)-$\alpha$-pinene, myrcene, and 3-carene. |
2018 |
|||
Arion aterEngland |
Bacteria
|
Extracellular
|
Bacterial communities (metagenome) are involved in degrading cellulose and xylan. |
2017 |
|||
Helicoverpa armigeraIndia |
Bacteria
|
Extracellular
|
2016 |
||||
|
Arsenophonus
Pseudomonadota |
Aphis gossypiiChina |
Bacteria
|
Intracellular
|
Arsenophonus dispersal might involve plant mediation and parasitism, and it was reported to be involved in host plant specialization in the polyphagous aphid, Aphis craccivora. |
2016 |
||
|
Buchnera
Pseudomonadota |
Aphis gossypiiChina |
Bacteria
|
Intracellular
|
Buchnera is critically dependent on symbiosis with the host to utilize phloem sap as its sole dietary component. |
2016 |
||
|
Hamiltonella
Pseudomonadota |
Aphis gossypiiChina |
Bacteria
|
Intracellular
|
Hamiltonella is known to protect aphids against parasitism. |
2016 |
||
|
Bacteria
|
Extracellular
|
2016 |
|||||
|
Corynebacterium
Actinomycetota |
Brithys criniSpain |
Bacteria
|
Corynebacterium is involved in the degradation of plant alkaloids. |
2016 |
|||
|
Curtobacterium
Actinomycetota |
Hyles euphorbiaeSpain |
Bacteria
|
Curtobacterium is able to degrade alkaloids and/or latex. |
2016 |