Functional Symbionts
2682 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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Candidatus Hamiltonella defensa
Pseudomonadota |
Acyrthosiphon pisumEngland |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Candidatus Hamiltonella defensa substantially affected the hyperparasitoid (either Aphidius ervi or Aphelinus abdominalis) hatch rate. |
2017 |
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Klebsiella
Pseudomonadota |
Glossina sp.Burkina Faso, Ugan… |
Bacteria
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2017 |
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Rickettsia
Pseudomonadota |
Glossina sp.Burkina Faso, Ugan… |
Bacteria
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2017 |
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Spiroplasma
Mycoplasmatota |
Glossina sp.Burkina Faso, Ugan… |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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High Spiroplasma density may play a role in larval fitness. |
2017 |
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Bacillus sp.
Bacillota |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Bacillus sp. has cellulolytic activity and can hydrolyze CMC, avicel, cellulose, and sawdust with broad temperature and pH stability. |
2017 |
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Bombus terrestrisBelgium |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2017 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Wolbachia causes a decrease in memory retention. |
2017 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Wolbachia causes shorter memory retention in infected wasps, which may select for reduced memory retention to induce dispersal and avoid competition with uninfected wasps. |
2017 |
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Deinococcus sp.
Deinococcota |
Camponotus japonicusKorea |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Deinococcus sp. (a gut bacterium) produced four new aminoglycolipids (deinococcucins A–D) that showed functional ability to induce quinone reductase production in host cells. |
2017 |
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Buchnera aphidicola BCc
Pseudomonadota |
Cinara cedriUSA |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Buchnera aphidicola BCc provides essential amino acids, coenzymes, and vitamins to enable the host to adapt to a plant-based juice-based lifestyle. |
2017 |
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Candidatus Serratia symbiotica SCc
Pseudomonadota |
Cinara cedriUSA |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Candidatus Serratia symbiotica SCc provides essential amino acids, coenzymes, and vitamins to enable the host to adapt to a plant-based juice-based lifestyle. |
2017 |
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Arsenophonus
Pseudomonadota |
Bemisia tabaciCroatia, Montenegr… |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Arsenophonus produces GroEL proteins in B. tabaci (Asia II species) that interact with the coat protein of begomovirus and therefore facilitate virus transmission. |
2017 |
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Cardinium
Bacteroidota |
Bemisia tabaciCroatia, Montenegr… |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Cardinium acts as a reproductive manipulator. |
2017 |
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Hamiltonella
Pseudomonadota |
Bemisia tabaciCroatia, Montenegr… |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Hamiltonella confers resistance to parasitoids and increases thermotolerance. |
2017 |
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Rickettsia
Pseudomonadota |
Bemisia tabaciCroatia, Montenegr… |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Rickettsia induces the expression of genes required for thermotolerance and increases host susceptibility to insecticides. |
2017 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Bemisia tabaciCroatia, Montenegr… |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Wolbachia leads to female bias and may affect host resistance, acting as a reproductive manipulator. |
2017 |
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Acromyrmex echinatiorPanama |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2017 |
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Atta cephalotesPanama |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2017 |
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Candidatus Stammera capleta
Pseudomonadota |
Multiple speciesNew Zealand |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Candidatus Stammera capleta is involved in plant biomass digestion. |
2017 |
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Candidatus Stammera capleta
Pseudomonadota |
Cassida rubiginosaNew Zealand |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Candidatus Stammera capleta degrades pectin (homogalacturonan and rhamnogalacturonan I), which the insect host depends on. |
2017 |