Functional Symbionts

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Records of insect symbionts with verified function from literatures.

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Pantoea 1C4

Pseudomonadota
Bacteria
Extracellular

Pantoea 1C4 plays a nutritional role (providing essential amino acids and plant biomass hydrolysis enzymes) and a defensive role (producing antibiotics) in the ambrosia beetle Xylosandrus crassiusculus.
Amino Acid Provision Antimicrobial Activity

2023
Pantoea 1C4

Pseudomonadota
Bacteria
Extracellular

Pantoea 1C4 plays a nutritional role (providing essential amino acids and plant biomass hydrolysis enzymes) and a defensive role (producing antibiotics) in the ambrosia beetle Xylosandrus germanus.
Amino Acid Provision Antimicrobial Activity

2023
Erwinia amylovora

Pseudomonadota
Bacteria
Extracellular

2023
Erwinia

Pseudomonadota
Bacteria
Extracellular

Erwinia has a potential role to interact with malaria parasites and confer pathogen resistance in Anopheles sinensis.
Pathogen Resistance

2023
Bacteria
Extracellular

Candidatus Erwinia dacicola shows a dynamic interaction with Bactrocera oleae host and is associated with genes involved in development and response to microorganisms.
Growth Regulation

2022
Erwinia

Pseudomonadota
Bacteria

2022
Erwinia dacicola

Pseudomonadota
Bacteria
Extracellular

Erwinia dacicola larval density is higher in unripe olives, suggesting a role in detoxifying compounds present in unripe fruit for Bactrocera oleae.
Detoxification Enzymes

2022
Erwinia sp.

Pseudomonadota

Hypothenemus hampei

Hawai’i, Mexico

Bacteria

Erwinia sp. might contribute to caffeine breakdown using the C-8 oxidation pathway (detoxification) in Hypothenemus hampei.
Detoxification Enzymes

2021
Bacteria

Erwinia carotovora carotovora 15 decreases olfactory discrimination in Drosophila melanogaster.
Other

2021
Erwinia

Pseudomonadota
Bacteria
Extracellular

2021

Bactrocera oleae

Portugal, Spain, Fr…

Bacteria
Intracellular

2021
Bacteria
Intracellular

Candidatus Erwinia dacicola (the symbiont) may contribute to the larval survival in unripe olives for Bactrocera oleae.
Detoxification Enzymes

2020
Bacteria
Extracellular

Candidatus Erwinia dacicola is essential for successful larval development within unripe olive fruits.
Detoxification Enzymes

2020
Bacteria
Extracellular

Candidatus Erwinia dacicola expresses genes involved in oleuropein degradation in the gut, and antibiotic-treated larvae show high mortality on unripe olives.
Detoxification Enzymes

2018
Erwinia spp.

Pseudomonadota
Bacteria

Erwinia spp. decrease concentrations of the host monoterpenes (-)-$\alpha$-pinene, myrcene, and 3-carene.
Other

2018
Bacteria

2017
Erwinia aphidicola

Pseudomonadota
Bacteria
Extracellular

2017
Bacteria
Extracellular

Candidatus Erwinia dacicola contains a number of genes encoding detoxification and digestive enzymes, indicating a potential association with the ability of B. oleae to cope with green olives, and shows activated amino-acid metabolism during larval development.
Detoxification Enzymes

2017
Erwinia

Pseudomonadota
Bacteria
Extracellular

The symbiotic bacterium Erwinia might have a vital role in the provision of essential nutrients necessary to support host survival, development, and fecundity.
Nutrient Provision Growth Regulation

2016
Erwinia sp.

Pseudomonadota
Bacteria

Erwinia sp. produces cellulase and amylase enzymes.
Cellulose Hydrolysis Carbohydrate Metabolism

2015
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