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	Host Insect	Classification	Localization	Function	Function Tags	Year	Edit
Kuraishia molischiana Ascomycota	Ips typographus Czechia	Fungi		Kuraishia molischiana (a dominant yeast symbiont) has the potential for degrading plant cell walls (plant biomass digestion) in Ips typographus.	Plant Biomass Digestion	2023
Ogataea ramenticola Ascomycota	Ips typographus Czechia	Fungi		Ogataea ramenticola (a dominant yeast symbiont) has the potential for degrading plant cell walls (plant biomass digestion) in Ips typographus.	Plant Biomass Digestion	2023
Pichia guilliermondii Ascomycota	Melanaphis bambusae China	Fungi				2022
Pichia Ascomycota	Bactrocera tryoni Australia	Fungi	Extracellular	Pichia (yeast) is known to release nutritional components from the fruit substrate by producing extracellular enzymes, which may make nutrients further accessible to Bactrocera tryoni larvae.	Digestive Enzymes	2020
Kuraishia capsulata Ascomycota	Bactrocera oleae Croatia	Fungi		Kuraishia capsulata produces Isoamyl alcohol to attract Bactrocera oleae for mating.	Semiochemical Biosynthesis	2020
Pichia kluyveri Ascomycota	Bactrocera tryoni Australia	Fungi	Extracellular	Pichia kluyveri (Fungi) produces odours that strongly deterred flies and resulted in significantly faster larval development and a greater number of adult flies.	Probiotic Growth Regulation	2017
Pichia Ascomycota	Bactrocera tryoni New South Wales, Au…	Fungi	Extracellular			2017
Pichia anomala Ascomycota	Laodelphax striatellus China	Fungi	Extracellular	The newly isolated strain Pichia anomala (Fungi) was closely related to the developmental process of L. striatellus.	Developmental Modulation	2015
Candida kashinagacola Ascomycota	Platypus koryoensis Korea	Fungi	Extracellular	Candida kashinagacola (Fungi) shows extracellular CM-cellulase, xylanase, and avicelase activity responsible for the degradation of wood structure.	Cellulose Hydrolysis Xylan Hydrolysis	2015
Ambrosiozyma sp. Ascomycota	Platypus koryoensis Korea	Fungi	Extracellular	Ambrosiozyma sp. (Fungi) shows CM-cellulase activity and pectinase activity.	Cellulose Hydrolysis Pectin Hydrolysis	2015
Candida homilentoma Ascomycota	Platypus koryoensis Korea	Fungi	Extracellular	Candida homilentoma (Fungi) shows CM-cellulase activity and pectinase activity.	Cellulose Hydrolysis Pectin Hydrolysis	2015
Wickerhamomyces anomalus Ascomycota	Anopheles stephensi Italy	Fungi	Extracellular			2011

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