Query: NC_018507:115346 Candidatus Portiera aleyrodidarum BT-B chromosome, complete genome
Lineage: Portiera aleyrodidarum; Portiera; Halomonadaceae; Oceanospirillales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: Obligate endosymbiont of the whitefly Bemisia tabaci.
Subject: NC_013123:78786 Candidatus Sulcia muelleri SMDSEM, complete genome
Lineage: Sulcia muelleri; Sulcia; ; Flavobacteriales; Bacteroidetes; Bacteria
General Information: Candidatus Sulcia muelleri 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.