Functional Symbionts

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Records of insect symbionts with verified function from literatures.

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Host Insect Classification Localization Function Function Tags Year Edit
Bacteria
Extracellular

Serratia proteamaculans displays strong cellulolytic activity and possesses a single endoglucanase encoding gene.

2016

Ophiocordyceps

Ascomycota

Fungi
Extracellular

2016

Ophiocordyceps

Ascomycota

Fungi
Extracellular

2016

Ophiocordyceps

Ascomycota

Fungi
Extracellular

2016

Erwinia

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria
Extracellular

The symbiotic bacterium Erwinia might have a vital role in the provision of essential nutrients necessary to support host survival, development, and fecundity.

2016

Pantoea

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria
Extracellular

The symbiotic bacterium Pantoea might have a vital role in the provision of essential nutrients necessary to support host survival, development, and fecundity.

2016

Bacteria

2016

Bacteria
Extracellular

2016

Bacteria
Extracellular

2016

Bacteria
Extracellular

2016

Pantoea agglomerans

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria
Extracellular

2016

Buchnera aphidicola

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

2016

Bacteria
Extracellular

Gut bacteria (unspecified) have a marked influence on larval growth rate.

2016

Wolbachia

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria
Intracellular

Wolbachia has been reported both to extend and shorten longevity; its lifespan-modulating effects are proposed to involve pathways like insulin/insulin-like growth factor, immune deficiency, ecdysteroid synthesis, and heat shock protein synthesis/autophagy.

2016

Bacteria
Intracellular and Extracellular

The microbiome (amplicon) can influence chemical communication by altering the production of pheromones.

2016

Bacteria

Bacillus thuringiensis is a widely used bacterial entomopathogen that produces insecticidal toxins, some of which are expressed in insect-resistant transgenic crops.

2016

Rickettsia belli

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria
Intracellular

2016

Acetobacter

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria
Extracellular

Acetobacter may be able to ameliorate the pH of the acidic midgut region by releasing weak bases, and also has a complex relationship with physiological processes like nutrition and immune function that affect ionic homeostasis.

2016

Lactobacillus

Bacillota

Bacteria
Extracellular

Lactobacillus may be able to ameliorate the pH of the acidic midgut region by releasing weak bases, and also has a complex relationship with physiological processes like nutrition and immune function that affect ionic homeostasis.

2016

Morganella morganii

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

Morganella morganii was previously shown to use phenol as a sex pheromone, which is produced by symbiotic bacteria in the accessory or colleterial gland.

2016

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