Functional Symbionts
7 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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Acetobacter
Pseudomonadota |
Drosophila melanogasterBloomington |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Acetobacter (as part of the gut microbiome) enhances the brain levels of tyrosine decarboxylase 2 (Tdc2), an enzyme that synthesizes the neuroactive substance octopamine (OA), thereby promoting larval locomotion in Drosophila melanogaster. |
2024 |
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Formicincola oecophyllae
Pseudomonadota |
Oecophylla smaragdinaMalaysia |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2022 |
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Acetobacter
Pseudomonadota |
Drosophila melanogasterDenmark |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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The existence of Acetobacter has a balancing effect on food ingestion when carbohydrate levels are high in warmer months, stabilizing fitness components of Drosophila flies across the year. |
2021 |
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Acetobacter malorum
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Acetobacter malorum results in the development of larger ovaries and increased egg numbers in Drosophila melanogaster. |
2019 |
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Acetobacter indonesiensis
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2018 |
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Acetobacter oryzifermentans
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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2017 |
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Acetobacter
Pseudomonadota |
Drosophila melanogasterEngland |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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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 |