Query: NC_013454:229587 Blattabacterium sp. (Blattella germanica) str. Bge, complete Lineage: Blattabacterium; Blattabacterium; Blattabacteriaceae; Flavobacteriales; Bacteroidetes; Bacteria General Information: Genomic DNA was isolated from Blattabacteria that were extracted from collected fat body of female adult German cockroach. Endosymbiont of the cockroach Blattella germanica.
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General Information: This organism is a gut symbiont of the Blue-Green Sharpshooter and several other leafhopper species. It synthesizes amino acids for the host, enabling the leafhopper to live on a diet of plant sap. The Blue-Green Sharpshooter is an important vector for Pierce's Disease in plants, caused by the spread of Xylella fastidiosa.