Prevalence and diversity of type VI secretion systems in a model beneficial symbiosis

The type VI secretion system (T6SS) is widely distributed in diverse bacterial species and habitats where it is required for interbacterial competition and interactions with eukaryotic cells. Previous work described the role of a T6SS in the beneficial symbiont, Vibrio fischeri, during colonization...

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Main Authors: Andrea M. Suria, Stephanie Smith, Lauren Speare, Yuzhou Chen, Iris Chien, Emily Grace Clark, Madelyn Krueger, Alexander M. Warwick, Hannah Wilkins, Alecia N. Septer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2022.988044/full