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Symbiont Species	Strain Records	Classification	Function Tags	Total Records
Sodalis praecaptivus Pseudomonadota	Nezara viridula Sodalis praecaptivus plays an important role in modulating the interaction between Nezara viridula and host plants, and… Sitophilus zeamais The quorum sensing (QS) system in Sodalis praecaptivus negatively regulates a potent insect-killing phenotype.	Bacteria	Other Plant Defense Modulation	2
Sodalis pierantonius Pseudomonadota	Sitophilus oryzae Sodalis pierantonius (based on gene expression analysis) may influence host immunity, metabolism, metal control, apopto… Sitophilus oryzae Sodalis pierantonius produces vitamins and essential amino acids required for Sitophilus oryzae development and cuticle… Sitophilus zeamais No function data Sitophilus oryzae Sodalis pierantonius endosymbiont dynamics parallels numerous transcriptional changes in weevil developing adults and a…	Bacteria	Amino Acid Provision Developmental Modulation Growth Regulation Immune Priming Vitamin Supplementation	4
Candidatus Pantoea Pseudomonadota	Bathycoelia distincta Candidatus Pantoea bathycoeliae (a core gut symbiont) provides Bathycoelia distincta with nutrients that cannot be obta…	Bacteria	Amino Acid Provision	1
Sodalis Pseudomonadota	Spalangia cameroni No function data Bactericera trigonica Sodalis infecting Bactericera trigonica was more closely related to symbionts infecting weevils, stink bugs, and tsetse… Chrysoperla carnea Sodalis is involved in reducing reproductive output in Chrysoperla carnea in comparison to uninfected lacewings. Ips sp. No function data Antestiopsis thunbergii No function data Curculio sikkimensis No function data	Bacteria	Fertility Other	6
Sodalis sp. Pseudomonadota	Columbicola wolffhuegeli No function data Puto superbus No function data	Bacteria		2
Rickettsia Pseudomonadota	Chrysoperla carnea Co-infections with Rickettsia and Sodalis caused an even higher decrease of reproductive success than single Sodalis in… Glossina sp. No function data	Bacteria	Fertility	2
Candidatus Sodalis Pseudomonadota	Cinara strobi Candidatus Sodalis sp. contributes to the host's supply of essential nutrients (e.g., amino acids). Pseudococcus longispinus Candidatus Sodalis endolongispinus is part of a nested symbiotic arrangement, where one bacterium lives inside another … Sitophilus sp. Candidatus Sodalis pierantonius is involved in tyrosine precursor provisioning and the supplementation of some essentia… Sitophilus zeamais Candidatus Sodalis pierantonius str. SZPE suppression delayed weevil emergence, which reduced the insect population gro… Glossina sp. No function data	Bacteria	Amino Acid Provision Developmental Modulation Growth Regulation Other Vitamin Supplementation	5
Sodalis-like symbiont Pseudomonadota	Graphocephala coccinea No function data	Bacteria		1
Klebsiella Pseudomonadota	Glossina sp. No function data	Bacteria		1
Spiroplasma Mycoplasmatota	Glossina sp. High Spiroplasma density may play a role in larval fitness.	Bacteria	Stress Resistance	1
Sodalis glossinidius Pseudomonadota	Glossina palpalis Sodalis glossinidius is associated with a three-times greater probability of the host flies being infected by trypanoso… Glossina morsitans Sodalis glossinidius retains a thiamine ABC transporter ($tbpAthiPQ$) believed to salvage thiamine. Glossina morsitans No function data Glossina sp. Sodalis glossinidius uses quorum sensing to prime its oxidative stress response. Sitophilus zeamais Sodalis glossinidius maintains and expresses $inv/spa$ genes, which encode a type III secretion system homologous to th…	Bacteria	Immune Priming Other Pathogen Interaction Pathogen Resistance	5
Sitophilus oryzae Pseudomonadota	Sitophilus oryzae Sitophilus oryzae principal endosymbiont (SOPE) induces the specific differentiation of bacteriocytes and increases mit…	Bacteria	Nutrient Provision	1