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T6SS intraspecific competition orchestrates Vibrio cholerae genotypic diversity.
International microbiology : the official journal of the Spanish Society for Microbiology - 1 Sept 2017
Kostiuk Benjamin, Unterweger Daniel, Provenzano Daniele, Pukatzki Stefan
Abstract excerpt
Vibrio cholerae is a diverse species that inhabits a wide range of environments from copepods in brackish water to the intestines of humans. In order to remain competitive, V. cholerae uses the versatile type-VI secretion system (T6SS) to secrete anti-prokaryotic and anti-eukaryotic effectors. In addition to competing with other bacterial species, V. cholerae strains also compete with one another. Some strains...
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