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Wenjin Cai

Molecular Biosystems Research Institute

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Symbiotic Escherichia coli strains can better colonize host stinkbugs and outcompete natural symbiotic bacteria, but confer less fitness benefits

Wenjin Cai, Minoru Moriyama, Yudai Nishide, Ryuichi Koga, Takema Fukatsu

This study shows that engineered Escherichia coli strains can outcompete native Pantoea symbionts in stinkbugs but provide less host fitness benefits, revealing a conflict between colonization success and mutualism.

mBio · Jun 15, 2026Peer-reviewedMicrobiology