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Symbiont Species	Strain Records	Classification	Function Tags	Total Records
Candidatus Sulcia Bacteroidota	Karenia caelatata No function data Tanna sp. No function data Pycna repanda No function data Diceroprocta semicincta No function data Ommatissus lybicus Candidatus Sulcia muelleri is the primary endosymbiont, but the two essential amino acids (EAAs) are provided by Nasuia. Platypleura kaempferi No function data Meimuna mongolica No function data Graphocephala atropunctata No function data Macrosteles striifrons No function data Macrosteles sexnotatus No function data Homalodisca vitripennis Candidatus Sulcia muelleri GWSS is responsible for essential amino acid biosynthesis.	Bacteria	Amino Acid Provision	11
Sulcia muelleri Bacteroidota	Maiestas dorsalis Sulcia muelleri is an obligate endosymbiont responsible for synthesizing eight essential amino acids (leucine, isoleuci… Macrosteles quadrilineatus Sulcia muelleri provisions host insects with essential amino acids that their hosts cannot synthesize. Nephotettix cincticeps Candidatus Sulcia muelleri is essential for nymphal growth and adult emergence; nymphs treated with antibiotics were re… Clastoptera arizonana Sulcia muelleri is involved in the production of seven essential amino acids (leucine, isoleucine, valine, threonine, l… Cicadidae species Sulcia muelleri supports the production of eight of the 10 essential amino acids (arginine, phenylalanine, tryptophan, …	Bacteria	Amino Acid Provision Growth Regulation	5
Candidatus Karelsulcia Bacteroidota	Philaenus spumarius No function data Graphocephala coccinea No function data Neotibicen canicularis No function data Cicadidae species No function data	Bacteria		4