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Endofungal bacterium controls its host by an hrp type III secretion system.
The ISME journal - 1 Feb 2011
Lackner Gerald, Moebius Nadine, Hertweck Christian
Abstract excerpt
Burkholderia rhizoxinica and Rhizopus microsporus form a unique symbiosis in which intracellular bacteria produce the virulence factor of the phytopathogenic fungus. Notably, the host strictly requires endobacteria to sporulate. In this study, we show that the endofungal bacteria possess a type III secretion system (T3SS), which has a crucial role in the maintenance of the alliance. Mutants defective in type III...
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