Functional Symbionts
287 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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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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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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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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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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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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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Rhagoletis cerasiGermany |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Wolbachia can alter the host's reproduction through various manipulations, such as cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI), enhancing its spread. |
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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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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Rickettsia
Pseudomonadota |
Bemisia tabaciChina, India, Queen… |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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2019 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Thitarodes puiChina |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Wolbachia plays important roles in helping the host larva to digest foods, adapt to extreme environments, or resist pathogens. |
2019 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Octodonta nipaeChina |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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2019 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Wolbachia is the only known reproductive symbiont in these morphotypes and reduces the ability for embryonic development in crosses involving cured females and infected males (uni-directional Cytoplasmic Incompatibility or CI). |
2019 |
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Rickettsia
Pseudomonadota |
Aphis aurantiiChina |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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2019 |
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Wolbachia wFex
Pseudomonadota |
Formica exsectaFinland |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Wolbachia wFex shows considerable rates of gene transfer from the symbiont to the host genome. |
2019 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Culex pipiensFrance |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Wolbachia alters host reproductive behavior. |
2019 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Lutzomyia evansiColombia |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Wolbachia regulates host reproduction. |
2019 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Habrobracon hebetorIran |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Wolbachia induces cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI) in H. hebetor and affects host mating behavior in favor of its transmission. |
2019 |