Characterization of the Antibacterial Activity of the Type VI Secretion System

Characterization of the Antibacterial Activity of the Type VI Secretion System

This dissertation summarizes advances made toward understanding of the composition, structure, mechanism, and regulation of the bacterial type VI secretion system (T6SS). The T6SS is a widely conserved bacterial nanomachine used by Gram-negative bacteria to deliver toxic effector proteins into the e...

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Main Author: Ho, Brian Thomas
Other Authors: Mekalanos, John J.
Language:en_US
Published: Harvard University 2014
Subjects:
Microbiology
Molecular biology
Genetics
antimicrobial
bacteria
microbial communication
microbiology
phage
T6SS
Online Access:http://dissertations.umi.com/gsas.harvard:11241
http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:11745715

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http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:11745715

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