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Symbiont Species	Strain Records	Classification	Function Tags	Total Records
Candidatus Ishikawaella Pseudomonadota	Megacopta punctatissima Candidatus Ishikawaella compensates for the host's demand for essential amino acids (including branched-chain and aroma… Psylliodes chrysocephala Pantoea sp. Pc8 (a core genus) restored the isothiocyanate degradation ability in vivo in antibiotic-fed Psylliodes chr… Phlebotomus papatasi No function data Megacopta punctatissima Candidatus Ishikawaella capsulata encodes genes for arginine metabolism and oxalate detoxification.	Bacteria	Amino Acid Provision Detoxification Enzymes	4
Candidatus Ishikawella Pseudomonadota	Megacopta punctatissima Candidatus Ishikawaella capsulata compensates for the nutritional deficiency of the host diet by supplying essential am…	Bacteria	Amino Acid Provision	1
Ishikawaella Pseudomonadota	Megacopta punctatissima Ishikawaella is required for normal growth and development; without the symbiont, the babies cannot grow and die.	Bacteria	Developmental Modulation Growth Regulation	1