Colicin-mediated transport of DNA through the iron transporter FepA

Colicins are protein antibiotics deployed by Escherichia coli to eliminate competing strains. Colicins frequently exploit outer membrane (OM) nutrient transporters to penetrate the selectively permeable bacterial cell envelope. Here, by applying live-cell fluorescence imaging, we were able to monito...

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Huvudupphovsmän: Cohen-Khait, R, Harmalkar, A, Pham, P, Webby, MN, Housden, NG, Elliston, E, Hopper, JTS, Mohammed, S, Robinson, CV, Gray, JJ, Kleanthous, C
Materialtyp: Journal article
Språk:English
Publicerad: American Society for Microbiology 2021