Functional Symbionts

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Records of insect symbionts with verified function from literatures.

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Enterobacter

Pseudomonadota
Bacteria
Extracellular

Enterobacter provides nitrogen fixation to hosts in desert environments.
Nitrogen Fixation

2018
Klebsiella spp.

Pseudomonadota
Bacteria
Extracellular

Klebsiella spp. provides nitrogen fixation to hosts in desert environments.
Nitrogen Fixation

2018
Klebsiella spp.

Pseudomonadota
Bacteria
Extracellular

Klebsiella spp. provides nitrogen fixation to hosts in desert environments.
Nitrogen Fixation

2018
Bacteria
Intracellular

Burkholderia gladioli produces icosalide, an unusual two-tailed lipocyclopeptide antibiotic, which is active against entomopathogenic bacteria, adding to the chemical armory protecting beetle offspring.
Antimicrobial Activity

2018

Ommatissus lybicus

Iran, Egypt, Tunisia

Bacteria
Intracellular

Candidatus Sulcia muelleri is the primary endosymbiont, but the two essential amino acids (EAAs) are provided by Nasuia.
Amino Acid Provision

2018
Wolbachia

Pseudomonadota
Bacteria
Intracellular

Wolbachia upregulates the expression of Pale and Ddc, mediates the expression of dopamine-related genes, increases total sleep time, and decreases sleep quality in both male and female Drosophila melanogaster.
Other

2018
Bacteria
Extracellular

2017
Bacteroidia

Bacteroidota
Bacteria
Extracellular

Bacteroidia symbiont is involved in the host's cuticle formation.
Other

2017
Fungi

Metarhizium robertsii mediates the saprophyte-to-insect pathogen transition through modulation of the expression of a membrane protein, Mr-OPY2.
Pathogen Resistance

2017
Bacteria
Intracellular

Burkholderia gladioli provides defense against pathogens.
Pathogen Resistance

2017
Bacteria
Extracellular

Burkholderia gladioli provides antifungal protection for the eggs.
Antimicrobial Activity

2017
Bacteria
Extracellular

Gut bacteria (microbiome) exhibits resistance to antibiotics.
Stress Resistance

2017
Bacteria
Extracellular

2017
Pseudomonas

Pseudomonadota
Bacteria
Extracellular

Pseudomonas may play a role in the breakdown of plant defense biomolecules produced by the rice host in response to gall midge infestation.
Plant Defense Modulation

2017
Wolbachia

Pseudomonadota
Bacteria
Intracellular

2017
Bacteria
Intracellular

Candidatus Hodgkinia cicadicola like performs beneficial trophic functions similar to H. cicadicola in other cicadas, including essential amino acid and vitamin provision.
Amino Acid Provision Vitamin Supplementation

2017
Bacteria
Intracellular

2017
Bacteria
Intracellular

2017
Arsenophonus

Pseudomonadota
Bacteria
Intracellular

2017
Bacteria
Intracellular

2017
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