Crosstalk Between Type VI Secretion System and Mobile Genetic Elements

Many bacterial processes require cell-cell contacts. Such are the cases of bacterial conjugation, one of the main horizontal gene transfer mechanisms that physically spreads DNA, and the type VI secretion systems (T6SSs), which deploy antibacterial activity. Bacteria depend on conjugation to adapt t...

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Main Authors: Arancha Peñil-Celis, M. Pilar Garcillán-Barcia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmolb.2019.00126/full