Functional Symbionts
6 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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Sodalis glossinidius
Pseudomonadota |
Glossina palpalisCameroon, Angola, B… |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Sodalis glossinidius is associated with a three-times greater probability of the host flies being infected by trypanosomes (i.e., this symbiont may facilitate pathogen infection rather than confer resistance). |
2013 |
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Candidatus Sodalis melophagi
Pseudomonadota |
Glossina sp.Czech |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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2012 |
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Sodalis glossinidius
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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Sodalis glossinidius retains a thiamine ABC transporter ($tbpAthiPQ$) believed to salvage thiamine. |
2010 |
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Sodalis glossinidius
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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2008 |
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Sodalis glossinidius
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Sodalis glossinidius uses quorum sensing to prime its oxidative stress response. |
2008 |
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Sodalis glossinidius
Pseudomonadota |
Bacteria
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Sodalis glossinidius maintains and expresses $inv/spa$ genes, which encode a type III secretion system homologous to that used for invasion by bacterial pathogens (pathogen interaction). |
2002 |