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Symbiont Species	Strain Records	Classification	Function Tags	Total Records
Yeast-like symbionts	Nilaparvata lugens Yeast-like symbionts (YLS) use glutamine and other raw materials to synthesize essential amino acids, supplementing the…	Fungi	Amino Acid Provision	1
Alternaria alternata Ascomycota	Sogatella furcifera No function data Sogatella furcifera No function data	Fungi		2
Cladosporium halotolerans Ascomycota	Sogatella furcifera No function data	Fungi		1
Fusarium Ascomycota	Sogatella furcifera No function data	Fungi		1
Naganishia albida Basidiomycota	Sogatella furcifera No function data	Fungi		1
Periconia macrospinosa Ascomycota	Sogatella furcifera No function data	Fungi		1
yeast-like symbiont Ascomycota	Nilaparvata lugens The yeast-like symbiont (Fungi) supports sterol biosynthesis and nitrogen recycling for the host. Kerria lacca The yeast-like symbiont (Fungi) produces an economically important natural resin (lac) and is involved in nutritional s…	Fungi	Chemical Biosynthesis Nitrogen Fixation	2