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Receptor polymorphism restricts contact-dependent growth inhibition to members of the same species.
mBio - 23 Jul 2013
Ruhe Zachary C, Wallace Adam B, Low David A, Hayes Christopher S
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Bacteria that express contact-dependent growth inhibition (CDI) systems outcompete siblings that lack immunity, suggesting that CDI mediates intercellular competition. To further explore the role of CDI in competition, we determined the target cell range of the CDIEC93 system from Escherichia coli EC93. The CdiAEC93 effector protein recognizes the widely conserved BamA protein as a receptor, yet E....
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