Functional Symbionts

758 records

Records of insect symbionts with verified function from literatures.

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Host Insect Classification Localization Function Function Tags Year Edit
Bacteria
Extracellular

produces toxic hydrogen cyanide (HCN) and a mandelonitrile-producing cyanoglucoside, amygdalin, which protect the insect from predation

2024

Serratia harmoniae

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria
Intracellular

the harlequin ladybird safely harbors Serratia harmoniae, a highly pathogenic bacterium that causes severe mortality in other ladybird species, which confers an intraguild predation advantage to the harlequin ladybird

2024

Klebsiella spp.

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria
Extracellular

may have positive effects on insect fecundity

2024

Morganella morganii

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria
Extracellular

deterred oviposition by female stable flies; The flies' oviposition decisions appear to be guided by bacteria-derived semiochemicals as the bacteria

2024

Serratia marcescens

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria
Extracellular

prompted oviposition by flies; The flies' oviposition decisions appear to be guided by bacteria-derived semiochemicals as the bacteria

2024

Bacteria
Extracellular

degrade Chlorpyrifos and Chlorantraniliprole in vitro

2024

Morganella

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

2024

Providencia

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

2024

Buchnera aphidicola

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

2024

Morganella morganii

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

2024

Serratia symbiotica

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria

2024

Listrus sp.

Coleoptera

Bacteria

contribution to their hosts is the provisioning of tyrosine for cuticle sclerotization and melanization.

2024

Listrus sp.

Coleoptera

Bacteria

contribution to their hosts is the provisioning of tyrosine for cuticle sclerotization and melanization.

2024

Listrus sp.

Coleoptera

Bacteria

contribution to their hosts is the provisioning of tyrosine for cuticle sclerotization and melanization.

2024

Bacteria

contribution to their hosts is the provisioning of tyrosine for cuticle sclerotization and melanization.

2024

Bacteria

contribution to their hosts is the provisioning of tyrosine for cuticle sclerotization and melanization.

2024

Bacteria

contribution to their hosts is the provisioning of tyrosine for cuticle sclerotization and melanization.

2024

Listrus sp.

Coleoptera

Bacteria

contribution to their hosts is the provisioning of tyrosine for cuticle sclerotization and melanization.

2024

Listrus sp.

Coleoptera

Bacteria

contribution to their hosts is the provisioning of tyrosine for cuticle sclerotization and melanization.

2024

Listrus sp.

Coleoptera

Bacteria

contribution to their hosts is the provisioning of tyrosine for cuticle sclerotization and melanization.

2024

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