Campylobacter jejuni type VI secretion system: roles in adaptation to deoxycholic acid, host cell adherence, invasion, and in vivo colonization.

The recently identified type VI secretion system (T6SS) of proteobacteria has been shown to promote pathogenicity, competitive advantage over competing microorganisms, and adaptation to environmental perturbation. By detailed phenotypic characterization of loss-of-function mutants, in silico, in vit...

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Main Authors: Kvin Lertpiriyapong, Eric R Gamazon, Yan Feng, Danny S Park, Jassia Pang, Georgina Botka, Michelle E Graffam, Zhongming Ge, James G Fox
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3428339?pdf=render