Functional Symbionts

20 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

Tanna sp.

Hemiptera
Bacteria
Extracellular

2023
Sulcia muelleri

Bacteroidota
Bacteria
Intracellular

Sulcia is responsible for synthesizing eight essential amino acids (leucine, isoleucine, threonine, lysine, arginine, tryptophan, phenylalanine, and valine)
Nutrient provision

2023

Pycna repanda

Coleoptera
Bacteria
Intracellular

2020
Bacteria

2019
Bacteria

2018
Bacteria

2018
Bacteria

2018
Bacteria
Intracellular

primary endosymbiont

2018
Bacteria
Intracellular

2017
Bacteria
Intracellular

2017
Bacteria
Extracellular

2014
Bacteria
Intracellular

2013
Bacteria
Intracellular

2013
Sulcia muelleri

Bacteroidota
Bacteria

provision host insects with the essential amino acids that their hosts can neither synthesize
Nutrient provision

2013
Sulcia muelleri

Pseudomonadota
Bacteria
Intracellular

With the antibiotic, nymphal growth was remarkably retarded, and a number of nymphs either died or failed to attain adulthood
Growth and Development

2012
Sulcia muelleri

Bacteroidota
Bacteria

involved in the production of seven essential amino acids (leucine, isoleucine, valine, threonine, lysine, arginine, and phenylalanine)
Nutrient provision

2010
Sulcia muelleri

Bacteroidota
Bacteria

support the production of eight of the 10 essential amino acids by Sulcia (arginine, phenylalanine, tryptophan, lysine, threonine, isoleucine, leucine, and valine),
Nutrient provision

2009
Bacteria

2009
Bacteria

responsible for essential amino acid biosynthesis
Nutrient provision

2007
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