Query: NC_014497:1 Candidatus Zinderia insecticola CARI chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Zinderia insecticola; Zinderia; Oxalobacteraceae; Burkholderiales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: Insect symbiont. Zinderia insecticola, a Betaproteobacteria, is a co-endosymbiont with Sulcia muelleri in the spittlebug Clastoptera arizonana. Candidatus Zinderia insecticola is a family of Gram-negative bacteria in the order Burkholderiales.
Subject: NC_007292:1 Candidatus Blochmannia pennsylvanicus str. BPEN, complete genome
Lineage: Blochmannia pennsylvanicus; Blochmannia; Enterobacteriaceae; Enterobacteriales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: Endosymbiont of ants. This endosymbiont lives in ants of the genus Camponotus. This microbe lives within host cells (bacteriocytes and ant ovaries) and is passed to offspring via vertical transmission. Primary endosymbiont of carpenter ant, Camponotus pennsylvanicus. USA: Falmouth, Massachusetts.