Functional Symbionts

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Records of insect symbionts with verified function from literatures.

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Bacteria
Extracellular

Candidatus Benitsuchiphilus tojoi is implicated as a nutritional mutualist, supplementing essential nutrients like amino acids, vitamins, and cofactors to the host; its plasmid-encoded genes suggest potential additional functions for protecting the host against oxidative stress and DNA damage.
Amino Acid Provision Vitamin Supplementation

2020
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