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

Aedes aegypti

Australia

Bacteria
Intracellular

Wolbachia strain wMel induces cytoplasmic incompatibility and is used to control the spread of arboviruses through blockage of viral transmission.
Cytoplasmic Incompatibility

2018
Wolbachia

Pseudomonadota
Bacteria
Intracellular

Wolbachia strain wMel changes the composition of gut commensal bacteria in the fruit fly.
Other

2017
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