Functional Symbionts
54 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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Spiroplasma
Mycoplasmatota |
Acyrthosiphon pisumFrance |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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2024 |
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Spiroplasma
Mycoplasmatota |
Tenebrio molitorChina |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Spiroplasma is associated with the biodegradation of polyethylene (PE), supporting the plastic biodegradation capability of Tenebrio molitor larvae. |
2023 |
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Spiroplasma
Mycoplasmatota |
FormicaSwitzerland, Finlan… |
Bacteria
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2023 |
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Hesperomyces harmoniae
Ascomycota |
Harmonia axyridisCzech |
Fungi
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Extracellular
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Hesperomyces harmoniae (an ectoparasitic microfungus) co-infecting with Spiroplasma significantly lowers the fecundity and hatchability of female Harmonia axyridis. |
2023 |
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Spiroplasma
Mycoplasmatota |
Harmonia axyridisCzech |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Spiroplasma co-infecting with Hesperomyces harmoniae significantly lowers the fecundity and hatchability of female Harmonia axyridis. |
2023 |
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Spiroplasma
Mycoplasmatota |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Spiroplasma causes neurodegenerative phenotypes and a reduced life span in old flies compared to uninfected Drosophila melanogaster controls. |
2022 |
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Spiroplasma
Mycoplasmatota |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Spiroplasma induces cytoplasmic incompatibility (CI) in the parasitic wasp Lariophagus distinguendus. |
2022 |
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Spiroplasma
Mycoplasmatota |
Homona magnanimaJapan |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Spiroplasma induced male-killing in the host Homona magnanima. |
2022 |
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Spiroplasma
Mycoplasmatota |
Eysarcoris ventralisIbaraki, FEnglanduo… |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2022 |
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Spiroplasma
Mycoplasmatota |
Pseudoophonus rufipesItaly |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2022 |
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Spiroplasma ixodetis DCF
Mycoplasmatota |
Dactylopius coccusMexico |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Spiroplasma ixodetis DCF uses the T4SS to interact with Dactylopius cells, showing strong interaction and molecular signaling in the symbiosis. |
2021 |
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Spiroplasma ixodetis DCM
Mycoplasmatota |
Dactylopius coccusMexico |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Spiroplasma ixodetis DCM uses the T4SS to interact with Dactylopius cells, showing strong interaction and molecular signaling in the symbiosis. |
2021 |
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Spiroplasma ixodetis DO
Mycoplasmatota |
Dactylopius coccusMexico |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Spiroplasma ixodetis DO uses the T4SS to interact with Dactylopius cells, showing strong interaction and molecular signaling in the symbiosis. |
2021 |
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Spiroplasma
Mycoplasmatota |
Glossina fuscipes fuscipesUganda |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Infection with endosymbiotic Spiroplasma disrupts Glossina fuscipes fuscipes metabolic and reproductive homeostasis by competing for finite nutrients, which negatively impacts female fecundity by increasing the length of intrauterine larval development. |
2021 |
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Spiroplasma
Mycoplasmatota |
Laodelphax striatellusJapan |
Bacteria
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Spiroplasma causes male-killing suppression in a rearing strain of the small brown planthopper, Laodelphax striatellus. |
2021 |
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Sodalis
Pseudomonadota |
Bactericera trigonicaIsrael |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Sodalis infecting Bactericera trigonica was more closely related to symbionts infecting weevils, stink bugs, and tsetse flies than to those from psyllid species. |
2020 |
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Spiroplasma
Mycoplasmatota |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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2020 |
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Spiroplasma
Mycoplasmatota |
Platygerris assimetricusPanama |
Bacteria
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2020 |
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Spiroplasma
Mycoplasmatota |
Potamobates horvathiPanama |
Bacteria
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2020 |
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Spiroplasma
Mycoplasmatota |
Potamobates tridentatusPanama |
Bacteria
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2020 |