Functional Symbionts

7 records

Records of insect symbionts with verified function from literatures.

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Host Insect Classification Localization Function Function Tags Year Edit
Bacteria
Intracellular

Portiera determined vitellogenin (Vg) localization in bacteriocytes of whiteflies

2023
Bacteria
Intracellular

synthesizing essential amino acid (e.g. tryptophan, leucine and L-Isoleucine), Bemisia tabaci provides vital nutritional support for growth, development and reproduction
Nutrient provision Growth and Development

2020

Aleyrodidae

Hemiptera
Bacteria
Extracellular

participate in the synthesis of all Essential amino acid and Carotenoid
Nutrient provision

2015
Bacteria
Intracellular

a primary symbiont, which compensates for the deficient nutritional composition of its food sources
Nutrient provision

2015
Candidatus Portiera

Pseudomonadota
Bacteria

2014
Bacteria
Intracellular

2013
Bacteria
Intracellular

encoding the capability to synthetize, or participate in the synthesis of, several amino acids and carotenoids,
Nutrient provision

2012
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