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	Host Insect	Classification	Localization	Function	Function Tags	Year	Edit
Ophiocordyceps heteropoda Ascomycota	Nilaparvata lugens China	Fungi				2024
Ophiocordyceps sp. Ascomycota	Ceroplastes japonicus China	Fungi	Extracellular	Ophiocordyceps sp. has intimate associations with the growth and development of soft scale insects, Ceroplastes japonicus.	Growth Regulation Developmental Modulation	2021
Ophiocordyceps Ascomycota	Ceroplastes japonicus China	Fungi	Extracellular	Ophiocordyceps has intimate associations with the growth and development of soft scale insects, Ceroplastes japonicus.	Growth Regulation Developmental Modulation	2021
Aureobasidium Ascomycota	Thitarodes China	Fungi		Aureobasidium produces useful enzymes, such as amylases, cellulases, lipases, proteases, xylanases, and mannanases.	Cellulose Hydrolysis Xylan Hydrolysis Carbohydrate Metabolism	2019
Aureobasidium Ascomycota	Thitarodes pui China	Fungi		Aureobasidium plays important roles in helping the host larva to digest foods, adapt to extreme environments, or resist pathogens.	Digestive Enzymes	2019
Carnobacterium Bacillota	Thitarodes pui China	Bacteria		Carnobacterium promotes the growth of Thitarodes larvae, elevates bacterial diversity, maintains a better balance of intestinal flora, and acts as a probiotic in the host.	Probiotic	2019
Malassezia Basidiomycota	Thitarodes pui China	Fungi				2019
Phoma Ascomycota	Thitarodes pui China	Fungi		Phoma plays important roles in helping the host larva to digest foods, adapt to extreme environments, or resist pathogens.	Digestive Enzymes	2019
Spiroplasma Mycoplasmatota	Thitarodes pui China	Bacteria		Spiroplasma plays important roles in helping the host larva to digest foods, adapt to extreme environments, or resist pathogens.	Digestive Enzymes	2019
Wolbachia Pseudomonadota	Thitarodes pui China	Bacteria	Intracellular	Wolbachia plays important roles in helping the host larva to digest foods, adapt to extreme environments, or resist pathogens.	Digestive Enzymes	2019
Ophiocordyceps Ascomycota	Ledra auditura Japan	Fungi	Extracellular			2016
Ophiocordyceps Ascomycota	Ledropsis discolor Japan	Fungi	Extracellular			2016
Ophiocordyceps Ascomycota	Tituria angulata Japan	Fungi	Extracellular			2016

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