Functional Symbionts

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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

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.

2023

Bacteria
Intracellular

2020

Bacteria

2019

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.

2018

Bacteria
Intracellular

2017

Bacteria
Intracellular

2017

Bacteria
Extracellular

2014

Bacteria
Intracellular

2013

Bacteria
Intracellular

2013

Sulcia muelleri

Bacteroidota

Bacteria

Sulcia muelleri provisions host insects with essential amino acids that their hosts cannot synthesize.

2013

Sulcia muelleri

Pseudomonadota

Bacteria
Intracellular

Candidatus Sulcia muelleri is essential for nymphal growth and adult emergence; nymphs treated with antibiotics were remarkably retarded, died, or failed to attain adulthood.

2012

Sulcia muelleri

Bacteroidota

Bacteria

Sulcia muelleri is involved in the production of seven essential amino acids (leucine, isoleucine, valine, threonine, lysine, arginine, and phenylalanine).

2010

Sulcia muelleri

Bacteroidota

Bacteria

Sulcia muelleri supports the production of eight of the 10 essential amino acids (arginine, phenylalanine, tryptophan, lysine, threonine, isoleucine, leucine, and valine).

2009

Bacteria

2009

Bacteria

Candidatus Sulcia muelleri GWSS is responsible for essential amino acid biosynthesis.

2007

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