The antitoxin protein of a toxin-antitoxin system from Xylella fastidiosa is secreted via outer membrane vesicles.

The antitoxin protein of a toxin-antitoxin system from Xylella fastidiosa is secreted via outer membrane vesicles.

The Xylella fastidiosa subsp pauca strain 9a5c is a Gram-negative, xylem-limited bacterium that is able to form a biofilm and affects citrus crops in Brazil. Some genes are considered to be involved in biofilm formation, but the specific mechanisms involved in this process remain unknown. This limit...

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Main Authors: André Santiago, Juliano Sales Mendes, Clelton A Santos, Marcelo AS Toledo, Lilian L Beloti, Aline Crucello, Maria AC Horta, Marianna Favaro, Duber Marcel Murillo Munar, Alessandra A Souza, Mônica Alonso Cotta, Anete Pereira De Souza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
Bacterial Pathogenesis
protein characterization
Xylella fastidiosa
OMVs
toxin-antitoxin system
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2016.02030/full

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