Functional Symbionts
2442 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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Nardonella
Pseudomonadota |
Lissorhoptrus oryzophilusUSA, China |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Candidatus Nardonella might not be playing critical roles in the reproduction of L. oryzophilus. |
2016 |
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Buchnera aphidicola(BPn)
Pseudomonadota |
Pentalonia nigronervosaMadagascarBurundi, … |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Buchnera aphidicola (BPn) provides essential amino acids to its host that are absent in plant phloem. |
2015 |
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Wolbachia sp.(wPn)
Pseudomonadota |
Pentalonia nigronervosaMadagascarBurundi, … |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Wolbachia sp. (wPn) increases the host's production of reactive oxygen species and its antioxidant system. |
2015 |
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Australian and North American termitesUSA, Australia |
Bacteria and Fungi
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Termite gut microbiome (amplicon) is comprised of gut symbionts that are major recyclers of lignocellulosic biomass. |
2015 |
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Wolbachia wCcep
Pseudomonadota |
Corcyra cephalonicaChina |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Wolbachia wCcep induces reproductive incompatibility in the whitefly Bemisia tabaci. |
2015 |
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Wolbachia
Pseudomonadota |
Asobara japonicaJapan |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Wolbachia does not affect the development of the host female reproductive tract and eggs, but it enhances the host-searching ability of female wasps. |
2015 |
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Acyrthosiphon pisumFrance |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2015 |
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Buchnera
Pseudomonadota |
Sitobion avenaeChina |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Elimination of Buchnera significantly reduced the formation of winged morphs, body mass, and fecundity in S. avenae; it may disrupt nutrient acquisition in aphids and alter transgenerational phenotypic expression. |
2015 |
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Burkholderia
Pseudomonadota |
Riptortus pedestrisSouth Korea |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Burkholderia gut symbionts positively affect the Riptortus systemic immunity through stronger humoral immunity. |
2015 |
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Bacillus tequilensis KCTC 13622
Bacillota |
Multiple speciesArgentina |
Bacteria
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Bacillus tequilensis KCTC 13622 displays carboxymethyl cellulose activity. |
2015 |
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Arsenophonus
Pseudomonadota |
Nilaparvata lugensChina |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Arsenophonus might be correlated with the virulence variation of the brown planthopper. |
2015 |
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Serratia
Pseudomonadota |
Nilaparvata lugensChina |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Serratia might be correlated with the virulence variation of the brown planthopper. |
2015 |
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Bifidobacterium
Actinomycetota |
Apis ceranaChina |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2015 |
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Gilliamella apicola
Pseudomonadota |
Apis ceranaChina |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2015 |
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Lactobacillus
Bacillota |
Apis ceranaChina |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2015 |
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Snodgrassella alvi
Pseudomonadota |
Apis ceranaChina |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2015 |
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Hamiltonella defensa
Pseudomonadota |
Acyrthosiphon pisumUSA, Germany, France |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Candidatus Hamiltonella defensa and Rickettsiella viridis co-infection causes aphid larvae to become darker green. |
2015 |
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Rickettsiella viridis
Pseudomonadota |
Acyrthosiphon pisumUSA, Germany, France |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Rickettsiella viridis infection causes young red aphid larvae to become greener at adulthood, which can reduce predation risk. |
2015 |
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Buchnera aphidicola
Pseudomonadota |
Myzus persicaeUSA |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Buchnera aphidicola disruption down-regulated the expression of the host's Mp63 salivary protein gene. |
2015 |
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Oryctes agamemnonSaudi Arabia |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
|
2015 |