Functional Symbionts

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Records of insect symbionts with verified function from literatures.

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Host Insect Classification Localization Function Function Tags Year Edit
Bacteria
Extracellular

Candidatus Ishikawaella compensates for the host's demand for essential amino acids (including branched-chain and aromatic amino acids); its removal causes severe shortfalls in Megacopta punctatissima.
Amino Acid Provision

2022
Bacteria
Extracellular

Pantoea sp. Pc8 (a core genus) restored the isothiocyanate degradation ability in vivo in antibiotic-fed Psylliodes chrysocephala beetles.
Detoxification Enzymes

2022
Bacteria
Extracellular

2017
Bacteria
Extracellular

Candidatus Ishikawaella capsulata encodes genes for arginine metabolism and oxalate detoxification.
Detoxification Enzymes

2011
Bacteria
Extracellular

Candidatus Ishikawaella capsulata compensates for the nutritional deficiency of the host diet by supplying essential amino acids.
Amino Acid Provision

2011
Ishikawaella

Pseudomonadota
Bacteria

Ishikawaella is required for normal growth and development; without the symbiont, the babies cannot grow and die.
Growth Regulation Developmental Modulation

2003
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