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 symbiotica
Pseudomonadota |
Adelges tsugaeUSA |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Serratia symbiotica helps maintain host aphid fitness during heat stress and may protect the obligate symbiont Buchnera. |
2019 |
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Arsenophonus
Pseudomonadota |
Ommatissus lybicusIran |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Arsenophonus is essential for normal host development, as its removal increases developmental time and reduces life-history parameters like nymphal survival rate and adult longevity. |
2019 |
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Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Gut bacteria increase the chemotaxis response to odorants in Drosophila melanogaster larva. |
2019 |
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Spiroplasma poulsonii
Mycoplasmatota |
DrosophilaUSA |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Spiroplasma poulsonii can encode Ribosome Inactivating Proteins (RIPs) that induce damage, contributing to male embryo death. |
2019 |
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Enterobacter sp. AA26
Pseudomonadota |
Ceratitis capitataGuatemala |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Enterobacter sp. AA26 dry biomass can fully replace brewer’s yeast as a protein source in the medfly larval diet without negatively affecting the productivity or biological quality of the reared medfly strain. |
2019 |
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Escherichia coli
Pseudomonadota |
Manduca sextaGermany |
Bacteria
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Escherichia coli modulates immunity-related gene expression in the infected F0 larvae and their offspring, triggering immune responses associated with shifts in both DNA methylation and histone acetylation. |
2019 |
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Candidatus Regiella insecticola 5.15
Pseudomonadota |
Myzus persicaeAustralia |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Candidatus Regiella insecticola 5.15 provides strong protection against parasitoid wasps with limited or non-significant negative effects on host survival and lifetime reproduction. |
2019 |
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Candidatus Regiella insecticola 5.15
Pseudomonadota |
Acyrthosiphon pisumAustralia |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Candidatus Regiella insecticola 5.15 provides strong protection against parasitoid wasps with limited or non-significant negative effects on host survival and lifetime reproduction. |
2019 |
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Candidatus Regiella insecticola 5.15
Pseudomonadota |
Aphis fabaeAustralia |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Candidatus Regiella insecticola 5.15 provides strong protection against parasitoid wasps with limited or non-significant negative effects on host survival and lifetime reproduction. |
2019 |
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Plodia interpunctellaItaly |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2019 |
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Spiroplasma poulsonii
Mycoplasmatota |
Drosophila melanogasterSwitzerland |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Spiroplasma poulsonii protects its host against parasitoid wasps and nematodes through the action of toxins from the Ribosome Inactivating Proteins family. |
2019 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Paratrechina longicornisJapan, China, Malay… |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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2019 |
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Bacillus toyonensis VU-DES13
Bacillota |
Folsomia candidaGermany , Australia |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Bacillus toyonensis VU-DES13 is highly resistant to penicillin and inhibits the growth of a variety of pathogenic microorganisms. |
2019 |
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Candidatus Serratia symbiotica Strain IS
Pseudomonadota |
Acyrthosiphon pisumJapan |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2019 |
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Providencia rettgeri NVITNone3
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2019 |
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Spiroplasma sp. WSS
Mycoplasmatota |
Cephus cinctusMalta |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Spiroplasma sp. WSS encodes biosynthetic pathways for essential B vitamins (B2, B3, and B9) and carries putative virulence genes, including cardiolipin and chitinase. |
2019 |
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Wolbachia pipientis
Pseudomonadota |
Drosophila melanogasterPortugal |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Wolbachia pipientis influences octopamine metabolism in Drosophila females, which is dependent on the symbiont genotype. |
2019 |
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Callosobruchus maculatusNorthern Cameroon |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Gut bacteria (These bacterial phyla) may allow adult C. maculatus to survive on DDVP-treated grains, thereby hindering the control of beetle populations in the field. |
2019 |
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Acinetobacter
Pseudomonadota |
Callosobruchus maculatusNorthern Cameroon |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Acinetobacter may allow adult C. maculatus to survive on DDVP-treated grains, thereby hindering the control of beetle populations in the field. |
2019 |
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Citrobacter
Pseudomonadota |
Callosobruchus maculatusNorthern Cameroon |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Citrobacter may allow adult C. maculatus to survive on DDVP-treated grains, thereby hindering the control of beetle populations in the field. |
2019 |