A New Contact Killing Toxin Permeabilizes Cells and Belongs to a Broadly Distributed Protein Family
Bacteria live in polymicrobial communities where competition for resources and space is essential for survival. Proteobacteria use the T6SS to eliminate neighboring cells and cause disease.
Main Authors: | Cristian V. Crisan, Harshini Chandrashekar, Catherine Everly, Gabi Steinbach, Shannon E. Hill, Peter J. Yunker, Raquel R. Lieberman, Brian K. Hammer |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2021-08-01
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Series: | mSphere |
Online Access: | https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphere.00318-21 |
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