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Symbiont Species	Strain Records	Classification	Function Tags	Total Records
Acetobacter Pseudomonadota	Drosophila melanogaster Acetobacter (as part of the gut microbiome) enhances the brain levels of tyrosine decarboxylase 2 (Tdc2), an enzyme tha… Drosophila melanogaster The existence of Acetobacter has a balancing effect on food ingestion when carbohydrate levels are high in warmer month… Drosophila melanogaster Acetobacter may be able to ameliorate the pH of the acidic midgut region by releasing weak bases, and also has a comple…	Bacteria	Carbohydrate Metabolism Fertility Other	3
Formicincola oecophyllae Pseudomonadota	Oecophylla smaragdina No function data	Bacteria		1
Acetobacter malorum Pseudomonadota	Drosophila melanogaster Acetobacter malorum results in the development of larger ovaries and increased egg numbers in Drosophila melanogaster.	Bacteria	Fertility	1
Acetobacter indonesiensis Pseudomonadota	Drosophila melanogaster No function data	Bacteria		1
Acetobacter oryzifermentans Pseudomonadota	Drosophila melanogaster No function data	Bacteria		1