mSphere
(Aug 2021)
Proteus mirabilis Employs a Contact-Dependent Killing System against Competing
<i>Enterobacteriaceae</i>
Dara Kiani,
William Santus,
Kaitlyn A. Kiernan,
Judith Behnsen
Affiliations
Dara Kiani
ORCiD Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
William Santus
ORCiD Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Kaitlyn A. Kiernan
ORCiD Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Judith Behnsen
ORCiD Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00321-21
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6,
no. 4
Abstract
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The study of bacterial competition systems has received significant attention in recent years. These systems are important in a multitude of polymicrobial environments and collectively shape the composition of complex ecosystems like the mammalian gut.
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