A broadly distributed toxin family mediates contact-dependent antagonism between gram-positive bacteria

A broadly distributed toxin family mediates contact-dependent antagonism between gram-positive bacteria

The Firmicutes are a phylum of bacteria that dominate numerous polymicrobial habitats of importance to human health and industry. Although these communities are often densely colonized, a broadly distributed contact-dependent mechanism of interbacterial antagonism utilized by Firmicutes has not been...

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Main Authors: John C Whitney, S Brook Peterson, Jungyun Kim, Manuel Pazos, Adrian J Verster, Matthew C Radey, Hemantha D Kulasekara, Mary Q Ching, Nathan P Bullen, Diane Bryant, Young Ah Goo, Michael G Surette, Elhanan Borenstein, Waldemar Vollmer, Joseph D Mougous
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2017-07-01
Series:eLife
Subjects:
Firmicute
type VII secretion
polymorphic
Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/26938

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