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The Type IX Secretion System (T9SS): Highlights and Recent Insights into Its Structure and Function
25 May 2017
Abstract excerpt
Protein secretion systems are vital for prokaryotic life, as they enable bacteria to acquire nutrients, communicate with other species, defend against biological and chemical agents, and facilitate disease through the delivery of virulence factors. In this review, we will focus on the recently discovered type IX secretion system (T9SS), a complex translocon found only in some species of the Bacteroidetes phylum....
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