Functional Symbionts

28 records

Records of insect symbionts with verified function from literatures.

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Host Insect Classification Localization Function Function Tags Year Edit
Bacteria
Extracellular

2023
Bacteria
Extracellular

2023
Candidatus Sulcia

Bacteroidota
Bacteria
Intracellular

Candidatus Sulcia is an obligate endosymbiont that synthesizes essential amino acids to supplement the nutritionally-poor phloem sap diet of its host, Colladonus geminatus.
Amino Acid Provision

2023
Candidatus Sulcia

Bacteroidota
Bacteria
Intracellular

Candidatus Sulcia is an obligate endosymbiont that synthesizes essential amino acids to supplement the nutritionally-poor phloem sap diet of its host, Colladonus montanus reductus.
Amino Acid Provision

2023
Candidatus Sulcia

Bacteroidota
Bacteria
Intracellular

Candidatus Sulcia is an obligate endosymbiont that synthesizes essential amino acids to supplement the nutritionally-poor phloem sap diet of its host, Circulifer tenellus.
Amino Acid Provision

2023
Candidatus Sulcia

Bacteroidota
Bacteria
Intracellular

Candidatus Sulcia is an obligate endosymbiont that synthesizes essential amino acids to supplement the nutritionally-poor phloem sap diet of its host, Euscelidius variegatus.
Amino Acid Provision

2023
Sulcia muelleri

Bacteroidota
Bacteria
Intracellular

Sulcia muelleri is an obligate endosymbiont responsible for synthesizing eight essential amino acids (leucine, isoleucine, threonine, lysine, arginine, tryptophan, phenylalanine, and valine) in Maiestas dorsalis.
Amino Acid Provision

2023
Bacteria
Intracellular

2020
Bacteria

2019
Sulcia

Bacteroidota
Bacteria

Sulcia is supported by the host, while Candidatus Nasuia provides two essential amino acids (EAAs).
Amino Acid Provision

2018
Candidatus Nasuia

Pseudomonadota
Bacteria

Candidatus Nasuia is supported by the host, while Sulcia synthesizes eight essential amino acids (EAAs).
Amino Acid Provision

2018
Bacteria

2018
Bacteria

2018
Bacteria

2018

Ommatissus lybicus

Iran, Egypt, Tunisia

Bacteria
Intracellular

Candidatus Sulcia muelleri is the primary endosymbiont, but the two essential amino acids (EAAs) are provided by Nasuia.
Amino Acid Provision

2018
Bacteria
Intracellular

2017
Bacteria
Intracellular

2017
Bacteria
Extracellular

2014
Bacteria
Intracellular

2013
Bacteria
Intracellular

2013
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