Functional Symbionts

11 records

Records of insect symbionts with verified function from literatures.

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Fungi

Metarhizium anisopliae produces the volatile compound phenylethyl alcohol (PEA), which causes behavioral avoidance in locusts, and upregulates LmOBP1 expression, negatively affecting the insect immune response to benefit successful mycosis by the pathogen.

2023

Streptomyces

Actinomycetota

Bacteria

Streptomyces produces a rich repertoire of antimicrobials, inhibiting the fungal entomopathogen Metarhizium anisopliae within Odontotaenius disjunctus galleries.

2021

Pseudonocardia

Actinomycetota

Acromyrmex

Central USA

Bacteria

Pseudonocardia provides protection to Acromyrmex leaf-cutter ants against the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium.

2021

Bacteria
Extracellular

Citrobacter freundii strain BD1 promotes the growth of larvae in Bactrocera dorsalis.

2020

Bacteria
Extracellular

Enterobacter mori strain BD2 promotes the growth of larvae in Bactrocera dorsalis.

2020

Bacteria
Extracellular

Enterobacter cloacae strain BD3 promotes the growth of larvae in Bactrocera dorsalis.

2020

Bacteria
Extracellular

Enterobacter asburiae strain BD12 promotes the growth of larvae in Bactrocera dorsalis.

2020

Bacteria
Extracellular

Klebsiella oxytoca strain BD4 promotes the growth of larvae in Bactrocera dorsalis.

2020

Bacteria
Extracellular

Lactococcus lactis strain BD5 promotes the growth of larvae in Bactrocera dorsalis.

2020

Bacteria
Extracellular

Providencia alcalifaciens strain BD1None promotes the growth of larvae in Bactrocera dorsalis.

2020

Bacteria
Extracellular

Providencia rettgeri strain BD11 promotes the growth of larvae in Bactrocera dorsalis.

2020

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