Constitutive type VI secretion system expression gives Vibrio cholerae intra- and interspecific competitive advantages.

Constitutive type VI secretion system expression gives Vibrio cholerae intra- and interspecific competitive advantages.

The type VI secretion system (T6SS) mediates protein translocation across the cell membrane of Gram-negative bacteria, including Vibrio cholerae - the causative agent of cholera. All V. cholerae strains examined to date harbor gene clusters encoding a T6SS. Structural similarity and sequence homolog...

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Main Authors: Daniel Unterweger, Maya Kitaoka, Sarah T Miyata, Verena Bachmann, Teresa M Brooks, Jessica Moloney, Oscar Sosa, David Silva, Jorge Duran-Gonzalez, Daniele Provenzano, Stefan Pukatzki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3482179?pdf=render

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