Polar localization of virulence-related Esx-1 secretion in mycobacteria.

The Esx-1 (type VII) secretion system is critical for virulence of both Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium marinum, and is highly conserved between the two species. Despite its importance, there has been no direct visualization of Esx-1 secretion until now. In M. marinum, we show that secr...

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Main Authors: Fredric Carlsson, Shilpa A Joshi, Linda Rangell, Eric J Brown
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/19180234/?tool=EBI