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Type VI Secretion Effectors: Methodologies and Biology.
Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology - 1 Jan 2017
Lien Yun-Wei, Lai Erh-Min
Abstract excerpt
The type VI secretion system (T6SS) is a nanomachine deployed by many Gram-negative bacteria as a weapon against eukaryotic hosts or prokaryotic competitors. It assembles into a bacteriophage tail-like structure that can transport effector proteins into the environment or target cells for competitive survival or pathogenesis. T6SS effectors have been identified by a variety of approaches, including...
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