Small Things Matter: The 11.6-kDa TraB Protein is Crucial for Antibiotic Resistance Transfer Among Enterococci

Small Things Matter: The 11.6-kDa TraB Protein is Crucial for Antibiotic Resistance Transfer Among Enterococci

Conjugative transfer is the most important means for spreading antibiotic resistance genes. It is used by Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, and archaea as well. Conjugative transfer is mediated by molecular membrane-spanning nanomachines, so called Type 4 Secretion Systems (T4SS). The T4SS o...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Tamara M.I. Berger, Claudia Michaelis, Ines Probst, Theo Sagmeister, Lukas Petrowitsch, Sandra Puchner, Tea Pavkov-Keller, Bernd Gesslbauer, Elisabeth Grohmann, Walter Keller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences
Subjects:
type IV secretion system
Enterococcus
plasmid
antibiotic resistance
conjugative transfer
secretion complex
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmolb.2022.867136/full

Internet

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmolb.2022.867136/full

Similar Items