Functional Symbionts

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Records of insect symbionts with verified function from literatures.

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Host Insect Classification Localization Function Function Tags Year Edit
Bacteria

Photorhabdus luminescens produces toxin complex (Tc) toxins as major virulence factors against the host Drosophila melanogaster.
Toxin Production

2022
Bacteria

Photorhabdus luminescens subsp. laumondii strain TT01 produces a small-molecule antibiotic (ST) that also acts as an inhibitor of phenoloxidase (PO) in the insect host Manduca sexta.
Chemical Biosynthesis Antimicrobial Activity

2007
Bacteria

Photorhabdus luminescens acts as a pathogen upon release from its symbiotic entomopathogenic nematode into the insect blood system.
Other

2002
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