Functional Symbionts
4 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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Stammera
Pseudomonadota |
Chelymorpha alternansGermany |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Candidatus Stammera is metabolically decoupled in adult beetles to match the nutritional and reproductive requirements of its host, Chelymorpha alternans. |
2024 |
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Stammera
Pseudomonadota |
NotosacanthaJapan |
Bacteria
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Intracellular
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Candidatus Stammera produces and supplies pectinases to the alimentary tract of its leaf beetle host, Notosacantha, facilitating plant cell wall digestion. |
2024 |
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Candidatus Stammera capleta
Pseudomonadota |
Multiple speciesNew Zealand |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Candidatus Stammera capleta is involved in plant biomass digestion. |
2017 |
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Candidatus Stammera capleta
Pseudomonadota |
Cassida rubiginosaNew Zealand |
Bacteria
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Extracellular
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Candidatus Stammera capleta degrades pectin (homogalacturonan and rhamnogalacturonan I), which the insect host depends on. |
2017 |