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.

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Main Authors: Cristian V. Crisan, Harshini Chandrashekar, Catherine Everly, Gabi Steinbach, Shannon E. Hill, Peter J. Yunker, Raquel R. Lieberman, Brian K. Hammer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2021-08-01
Series:mSphere
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphere.00318-21
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author 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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description 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.
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spelling doaj.art-88bddd459f0f45329827c3af0bbf31672022-12-22T04:08:27ZengAmerican Society for MicrobiologymSphere2379-50422021-08-016410.1128/mSphere.00318-21A New Contact Killing Toxin Permeabilizes Cells and Belongs to a Broadly Distributed Protein FamilyCristian V. Crisan0Harshini Chandrashekar1Catherine Everly2Gabi Steinbach3Shannon E. Hill4Peter J. Yunker5Raquel R. Lieberman6Brian K. Hammer7https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3767-6034School of Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USADepartment of Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USASchool of Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USACenter for Microbial Dynamics and Infection, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USAParker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering & Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USACenter for Microbial Dynamics and Infection, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USAParker H. Petit Institute for Bioengineering & Bioscience, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USASchool of Biological Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USABacteria 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.https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphere.00318-21
spellingShingle Cristian V. Crisan
Harshini Chandrashekar
Catherine Everly
Gabi Steinbach
Shannon E. Hill
Peter J. Yunker
Raquel R. Lieberman
Brian K. Hammer
A New Contact Killing Toxin Permeabilizes Cells and Belongs to a Broadly Distributed Protein Family
mSphere
title A New Contact Killing Toxin Permeabilizes Cells and Belongs to a Broadly Distributed Protein Family
title_full A New Contact Killing Toxin Permeabilizes Cells and Belongs to a Broadly Distributed Protein Family
title_fullStr A New Contact Killing Toxin Permeabilizes Cells and Belongs to a Broadly Distributed Protein Family
title_full_unstemmed A New Contact Killing Toxin Permeabilizes Cells and Belongs to a Broadly Distributed Protein Family
title_short A New Contact Killing Toxin Permeabilizes Cells and Belongs to a Broadly Distributed Protein Family
title_sort new contact killing toxin permeabilizes cells and belongs to a broadly distributed protein family
url https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphere.00318-21
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