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Comparative genomics revealed that Vibrio furnissii and Vibrio fluvialis have mutations in genes related to T6SS1 and T6SS2.
Archives of microbiology - 26 Apr 2023
Sun Jiakai, Su Haochen, Zhang Wenhui, Luo Xuesong, Li Ruichao, Liu Ming
Abstract excerpt
The type VI secretion system (T6SS) is important for interbacterial competition and virulence in Vibrio species. It is generally agreed that T6SS provides a fitness advantage to Vibrios. Some Vibrio species possess one, while others possess two T6SSs. Even within the same Vibrio species, different strains can harbor a variable number of T6SSs. Such is the case in V. fluvialis, an opportunistic human pathogen,...
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