In silico interactome analysis reveals distinct and complementary metabolic roles of bacteria in stingless bee larval food
Our findings support a facilitation-based ecological mechanism: <i>B. cereus</i> functions as an early colonizer and niche engineer-sensing, detoxifying, and depolymerizing complex substrates via secreted enzymes-while <i>A. jinshanensis</i> is a fast-growth specialist whose dominance emerges in the conditioned niche. This reframing resolves the apparent contradiction between a "fast-growth" profile and late-stage dominance and provides mechanistic, systems-level support for complementary roles across distinct environments.
Authors
- Ana Carolina Costa Santos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1893-0743)
- Ana Maria Bonetti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7824-3235)
- Anderson Rodrigues dos Santos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3418-0823)
- Natanael Borges de Avila (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-8812-4368)
- Joberth Lee Corrêa
- Carlos Ueira-Vieira
Institutions
- Universidade Federal de Uberlândia (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal
- Published
- 2026-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csbj.2026.01.004
- Primary Topic
- Insect and Pesticide Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
- Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais