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Symbiont Species	Strain Records	Classification	Function Tags	Total Records
Gilliamella apicola Pseudomonadota	Apis mellifera Gilliamella apicola carries the gene for the desaturase FADS2, which is able to metabolize polyunsaturated fatty acids … Apis mellifera Gilliamella apicola shares digestive products with Bifidobacterium in exchange for demethylation services, establishing… Apis cerana Gilliamella apicola shares digestive products with Bifidobacterium in exchange for demethylation services, establishing… Apis cerana No function data Apis mellifera Gilliamella apicola wkB1 contributes to carbohydrate metabolism with host specificity. Bombus bimaculatus Gilliamella apicola wkB11 contributes to carbohydrate metabolism with host specificity. Bombus vagans Gilliamella apicola wkB30 contributes to carbohydrate metabolism with host specificity. Apis mellifera Gilliamella apicola W8136 protects honeybees from the pathogenic Hafnia alvei. Apis mellifera Gilliamella apicola regulates circulating metabolites involved in carbohydrate and glycerophospholipid metabolism pathw… Apis mellifera Gilliamella apicola carries main Antibiotic Resistance Genes (ARGs), especially those for resistance to fosfomycin (88%… Apis mellifera Gilliamella apicola possesses strain-level variations in its ability for sugar utilization, which might be important fo… Apis mellifera Gilliamella apicola with PL-CE gene clusters is responsible for the breakdown of pectin in the gut (carbohydrate metabo… Apis mellifera Gilliamella apicola utilizes several sugars, including mannose, xylose, arabinose, and rhamnose, which are harmful to b… Apis mellifera Gilliamella apicola PEB0191(T) exhibits a high level of resistance to oxytetracycline (pesticide metabolization).	Bacteria	Antimicrobial Activity Carbohydrate Metabolism Chemical Biosynthesis Developmental Modulation Immune Priming +2 more	14
Gilliamella sp. Pseudomonadota	Apis mellifera Gilliamella apicola strains with specific BGCs produce an unknown type of RiPP, which is active against the pathogen Me…	Bacteria	Antimicrobial Activity	1