Functional Symbionts

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Records of insect symbionts with verified function from literatures.

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Serratia marcescens

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria
Intracellular and Extracellular

Serratia marcescens plays an important role in modulating the interaction between Nezara viridula and host plants, potentially through detoxification and plant defense repression.

2024

Sodalis praecaptivus

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria
Intracellular and Extracellular

Sodalis praecaptivus plays an important role in modulating the interaction between Nezara viridula and host plants, and is a target for pest control strategies.

2024

Fungi
Extracellular

2024

Harpella melusinae

Zoopagomycota

Prosimulium fungiforme

northern Algeria

Fungi

2024

Bacteria
Extracellular

2024

Bacteria

2024

Citrobacter freundii

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria
Extracellular

Citrobacter freundii may produce the semiochemical 4,8-dimethyldecanal (DMD), which is strongly associated with female attraction and host pheromone communication in Tribolium castaneum.

2024

Escherichia coli

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria
Extracellular

Escherichia coli may produce the semiochemical 4,8-dimethyldecanal (DMD), which is strongly associated with female attraction and host pheromone communication in Tribolium castaneum.

2024

Enterobacter

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria
Extracellular

Enterobacter (as part of a probiotic consortium) significantly influences the intestinal microbiota structure, leading to improved functional potential and increased carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZymes) in Ceratitis capitata.

2024

Klebsiella oxytoca

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria
Extracellular

Klebsiella oxytoca (as part of a probiotic consortium) significantly influences the intestinal microbiota structure, leading to improved functional potential and increased carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZymes) in Ceratitis capitata.

2024

Bacteria
Extracellular

Lactococcus lactis (as part of a probiotic consortium) significantly influences the intestinal microbiota structure, leading to improved functional potential and increased carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZymes) in Ceratitis capitata.

2024

Rickettsia

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria
Intracellular

Rickettsia infection in Bemisia tabaci MED stimulates juvenile hormone synthesis, resulting in increased fecundity and a female-biased sex ratio.

2024

Panesthiinae

Australian

Bacteria
Intracellular

Blattabacterium cuenoti is an endosymbiont whose presence enables its host (Panesthiinae cockroach) to subsist on a nutrient-poor diet.

2024

Sphingomonas sp.

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria
Extracellular

Sphingomonas sp. provides a protective effect to Spodoptera frugiperda against chlorantraniliprole stress.

2024

Bradyrhizobium

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria
Extracellular

Bradyrhizobium is commonly found in the gut of Coccinella septempunctata and exhibits nitrogen fixation abilities.

2024

Burkholderia

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria
Extracellular

Burkholderia is commonly found in the gut of Coccinella septempunctata and may exhibit nitrogen fixation abilities and trigger the expression of disease resistance genes.

2024

Methylovirgula

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria
Extracellular

Methylovirgula is associated with carbon activity and has been found to be a major species producing carbon activity in soil systems.

2024

Rhodobacter

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria
Extracellular

Rhodobacter (Rhodanobacter genera) can utilize various carbon sources, including cellobiose, and may aid Coccinella septempunctata in digesting carbon nutrients.

2024

Bacteria
Extracellular

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia is isolated from the gut of Tenebrio molitor and is correlated with polyvinyl chloride (PVC) degradation.

2024

Acinetobacter

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria
Extracellular

Acinetobacter can effectively degrade cellulose, polystyrene, and phenol, helping Nilaparvata lugens improve its detoxification ability and adapt to harsh environments.

2024

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