RISB0641 - Weissella cibaria

Symbiont Classification

Classification

Bacteria

Phylum

Bacillota

Order

Lactobacillales

Genus

Weissella

Host Classification

Order

-

Family

-

Subfamily

-

Species

Formica

Function

Weissella cibaria exhibits abilities in catabolizing sugars (sucrose, trehalose, melezitose and raffinose) that are constituents of hemipteran honeydew, suggesting a nutritional role for the host Formica ant.

Carbohydrate Metabolism

Localization

Extracellular

Transmission Mode

Horizontal

Geographic Information

Country

China

Collection Location

Ningshan County, Taibai County, and Xi’an City in Shaanxi Province

Supporting Reference

Lactic Acid Bacteria Are Prevalent in the Infrabuccal Pockets and Crops of Ants That Prefer Aphid Honeydew

Zheng, Z; Zhao, MQ; Zhang, ZJ ... Wei, C; He, H

Journal: FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
DOI:
10.3389/fmicb.2021.785016 (2022)

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Related Accession Numbers
GenBank
MZ723328 MZ723333 MZ723338

Related Publications

4 records

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Title Host Symbiont Authors Journal Year
Evidence of phylosymbiosis in Formica ants
Formica
Lactobacillus
Jackson, R; Patapiou, PA; Golding, G ... Chapuisat, M; Henry, LM
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
2023
Lactic Acid Bacteria Are Prevalent in the Infrabuccal Pockets and Crops of Ants That Prefer Aphid Honeydew
Formica
Fructobacillus sp.
Zheng, Z; Zhao, MQ; Zhang, ZJ ... Wei, C; He, H
FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY
2022
The first draft genomes of the ant Formica exsecta, and its Wolbachia endosymbiont reveal extensive gene transfer from endosymbiont to host
Formica exsecta
Wolbachia wFex
Dhaygude, K; Nair, A; Johansson, H; Wurm, Y; Sundström, L
BMC GENOMICS
2019
Mutualistic ants as an indirect defence against leaf pathogens
Formica exsecta
Burkholderia
González-Teuber, M; Kaltenpoth, M; Boland, W
NEW PHYTOLOGIST
2014
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