Functional Symbionts
7 recordsRecords of insect symbionts with verified function from literatures.
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| Host Insect | Classification | Localization | Function | Function Tags | Year | Edit | |
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Morganella morganii
Pseudomonadota |
Phormia reginaCanada |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Morganella morganii produces semiochemicals that deter oviposition by the stable fly (Stomoxys calcitrans), potentially helping the stable fly avoid competition. |
2024 |
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Morganella morganii
Pseudomonadota |
Episyrphus balteatusChina |
Bacteria
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2024 |
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Morganella morganii
Pseudomonadota |
Bactrocera dorsalisChina |
Bacteria
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Morganella morganii may hydrolyze nitrogenous waste and provide metabolizable nitrogen for Bactrocera dorsalis. |
2022 |
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Morganella morganii
Pseudomonadota |
Delia antiquaChina |
Bacteria
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Morganella morganii showed significant volatile inhibition activity against the fungal entomopathogens Fusarium moniliforme, Botryosphaeria dothidea, and Fusarium oxysporum in Delia antiqua. |
2021 |
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Morganella morganii
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Morganella morganii residing in the colleterial glands produces phenol 1 as the female sex pheromone. |
2018 |
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Morganella morganii
Pseudomonadota |
Costelytra zealandicaNew Zealand |
Bacteria
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Morganella morganii was previously shown to use phenol as a sex pheromone, which is produced by symbiotic bacteria in the accessory or colleterial gland. |
2016 |
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Morganella morganii
Pseudomonadota |
Costelytra zealandicaNew Zealand |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Morganella morganii produces phenol as the host's sex pheromone from tyrosine in the colleterial gland. |
2016 |