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Type 6 secretion dynamics within and between bacterial cells.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 17 Aug 2012
Basler M, Mekalanos J J
Abstract excerpt
The bacterial type 6 secretion system (T6SS) functions as a virulence factor capable of attacking both eukaryotic and prokaryotic target cells by a process that involves protein transport through a contractile bacteriophage tail-like structure. The T6SS apparatus is composed, in part, of an exterior sheath wrapped around an interior tube. Here, we report that in living cells the cytoplasmic adenosine...
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