RHS-elements function as type II toxin-antitoxin modules that regulate intra-macrophage replication of Salmonella Typhimurium.

RHS elements are components of conserved toxin-delivery systems, wide-spread within the bacterial kingdom and some of the most positively selected genes known. However, very little is known about how Rhs toxins affect bacterial biology. Salmonella Typhimurium contains a full-length rhs gene and an a...

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Main Authors: Magnus Stårsta, Disa L Hammarlöf, Marcus Wäneskog, Susan Schlegel, Feifei Xu, Arvid Heden Gynnå, Malin Borg, Sten Herschend, Sanna Koskiniemi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-02-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008607