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Symbiont Species	Strain Records	Classification	Function Tags	Total Records
Candidatus Arsenophonus Pseudomonadota	Nilaparvata lugens Candidatus Arsenophonus nilaparvatae infection results in an acquired insecticide sensitivity trait in transinfected pl… Nilaparvata lugens Candidatus Arsenophonus nilaparvatae (a facultative endosymbiont) has the potential role of synthesizing B vitamins for… Lipoptena cervi No function data Pseudolynchia canariensis No function data	Bacteria	B Vitamin Supplementation Pesticide Metabolization	4
Arsenophonus sp Pseudomonadota	Peregrinus maidis Arsenophonus sp. performs the sole production of threonine and lysine (essential amino acids) for the corn planthopper,…	Bacteria	Amino Acid Provision	1
microbiome	Hermetia illucens Arsenophonus ameliorated the growth performance of Aphis gossypii when the host was fed an amino acid-deficient diet.	Bacteria	Developmental Modulation	1
Arsenophonus Pseudomonadota	Aphis gossypii Arsenophonus ameliorated the growth performance of Aphis gossypii when the host was fed an amino acid-deficient diet. Aphis gossypii No function data Spalangia cameroni No function data Aphis nerii No function data Aphis asclepiadis No function data Myzocallis asclepiadis No function data Bemisia tabaci Arsenophonus plays a key role in the retention and transmission of Cotton Leaf Curl Virus (CLCuV) in the Asia II-1 gene… Philaenus spumarius No function data Anoecia corni No function data Bemisia tabaci Arsenophonus drives sex ratio in the whitefly by facilitating fertilization and provisioning of B vitamins. Trialeurodes vaporariorum Arsenophonus drives sex ratio in the whitefly by facilitating fertilization and provisioning of B vitamins. Ommatissus lybicus Arsenophonus is essential for normal host development, as its removal increases developmental time and reduces life-his… Aphis gossypii Arsenophonus facultative endosymbiont infections alter the performance of Aphis gossypii on an amino-acid-deficient die… Bemisia tabaci No function data Nilaparvata lugens Arsenophonus strain (S-type) negatively affects the insecticide resistance of the host. Cacopsylla pyricola No function data Bemisia tabaci Arsenophonus produces GroEL proteins in B. tabaci (Asia II species) that interact with the coat protein of begomovirus … Aphis gossypii Arsenophonus dispersal might involve plant mediation and parasitism, and it was reported to be involved in host plant s… Nilaparvata lugens Arsenophonus might be correlated with the virulence variation of the brown planthopper. Aphis craccivora Arsenophonus (a facultative endosymbiont) mediates dietary breadth in a polyphagous herbivore. Aphis glycines Arsenophonus-infected clones on average performed significantly better than their paired uninfected isolines. Penicillidia jenynsii No function data Penicillidia monoceros No function data Diaphorina citri No function data Nycteribia kolenatii No function data	Bacteria	B Vitamin Supplementation Amino Acid Provision Feeding Habit Alteration Growth Regulation Pesticide Metabolization +3 more	25
Arsenophonus nasoniae Pseudomonadota	Pachycrepoideus vindemmiae No function data Nasonia vitripennis Arsenophonus nasoniae is a causative agent of male killing in the parasitic wasp Nasonia vitripennis. Nasonia vitripennis Arsenophonus nasoniae causes male-killing.	Bacteria	Male Killing	3
Arsenophonus sp. Pseudomonadota	Polyommatus bellargus No function data Agonoscena pistaciae No function data Vespula penalica Arsenophonus sp. has been negatively associated with honeybee hive health based on observations in Vespula penalica. Aphis gossypii Arsenophonus sp. (secondary symbiont reduction) led to reduction of the total life span and intrinsic rate of natural i… Aphis gossypii Arsenophonus sp. (symbiont reduction) led to reduction of the total life span and intrinsic rate of natural increase as… Aphis gossypii Arsenophonus sp. can have varying effects on its host, including obligate mutualism, improving whitefly performance, or… Aphis glycines Arsenophonus sp. is an obligate symbiont contributing to amino acid provision.	Bacteria	Amino Acid Provision Developmental Modulation Fertility Growth Regulation Natural Enemy Resistance +1 more	7
Hamiltonella defensa Pseudomonadota	Aphis gossypii Hamiltonella defensa (secondary symbiont reduction) led to reduction of the total life span and intrinsic rate of natur…	Bacteria	Fertility Growth Regulation	1
Candidatus Hamiltonella Pseudomonadota	Aphis gossypii Candidatus Hamiltonella defensa (symbiont reduction) led to reduction of the total life span and intrinsic rate of natu…	Bacteria	Developmental Modulation Growth Regulation	1
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Pseudomonadota	Hermetia illucens Stenotrophomonas maltophilia HI121 enhances the insect (Hermetia illucens) growth performance when reared on an unbalan…	Bacteria	Amino Acid Provision Growth Regulation	1
Arsenophonus melophagi Pseudomonadota	Melophagus ovinus Arsenophonus melophagi participates in the blood-digestion process of the host louse fly.	Bacteria	Digestive Enzymes	1
Arsenophonus strain Pseudomonadota	Nilaparvata lugens Arsenophonus strain (S-type) significantly decreases host insecticide resistance.	Bacteria	Pesticide Metabolization	1
Candidatus Kotejella Pseudomonadota	Greenisca brachypodii No function data	Bacteria		1
Arsenophonus nilaparvatae Pseudomonadota	Nilaparvata lugens No function data	Bacteria		1