Wigglesworthia
E930653
Wigglesworthia is a genus of obligate endosymbiotic bacteria that live inside tsetse flies and provide essential nutrients to their hosts.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bacterial genus
ⓘ
endosymbiont ⓘ obligate endosymbiont ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
tsetse fly blood-feeding adaptation
ⓘ
tsetse fly vector competence ⓘ |
| cellShape | rod-shaped ⓘ |
| cellularLocationInHost |
bacteriocyte
ⓘ
bacteriome ⓘ |
| class | Gammaproteobacteria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveryContext | symbiont of blood-feeding insects ⓘ |
| ecologicalNiche | insect intracellular environment ⓘ |
| evolutionaryFeature | long-term coevolution with tsetse flies ⓘ |
| family | Enterobacteriaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genomeCharacteristic |
AT-rich genome
ⓘ
reduced genome ⓘ small genome size ⓘ |
| gramStain | Gram-negative ⓘ |
| habitat | tsetse fly midgut-associated tissues ⓘ |
| host |
Glossina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
tsetse fly ⓘ |
| importanceForHost |
required for host fertility
ⓘ
required for normal tsetse fly development ⓘ |
| kingdom | Bacteria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lifestyle | intracellular ⓘ |
| metabolicFeature |
loss of many free-living metabolic pathways
ⓘ
retention of vitamin biosynthesis pathways ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Sir Vincent Wigglesworth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nutritionalRole |
B vitamin biosynthesis
ⓘ
provision of essential nutrients ⓘ |
| order | Enterobacterales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oxygenRequirement | facultative anaerobe ⓘ |
| phylum | Pseudomonadota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Buchnera
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other insect nutritional endosymbionts ⓘ |
| reproduction | binary fission ⓘ |
| researchUse |
model for genome reduction in symbionts
ⓘ
model for insect–bacteria mutualism ⓘ |
| symbiosisType | obligate mutualism ⓘ |
| taxonomicRank | genus ⓘ |
| transmissionMode | vertical transmission ⓘ |
| transmissionRoute | maternal ⓘ |
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