Host-Like Conditions Are Required for T6SS-Mediated Competition among Vibrio fischeri Light Organ Symbionts

Lauren Speare; Madison Woo; Katherine M. Bultman; Mark J. Mandel; Michael S. Wollenberg; Alecia N. Septer

doi:10.1128/mSphere.01288-20

mSphere (Aug 2021)

Host-Like Conditions Are Required for T6SS-Mediated Competition among Vibrio fischeri Light Organ Symbionts

Lauren Speare,
Madison Woo,
Katherine M. Bultman,
Mark J. Mandel,
Michael S. Wollenberg,
Alecia N. Septer

Affiliations

Lauren Speare: Department of Earth, Marine, and Environmental Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Madison Woo: Department of Earth, Marine, and Environmental Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
Katherine M. Bultman: Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Mark J. Mandel: ORCiD; Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Michael S. Wollenberg: Department of Biology, Kalamazoo College, Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA
Alecia N. Septer: ORCiD; Department of Earth, Marine, and Environmental Sciences, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.01288-20
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 6, no. 4

Abstract

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Bacteria have evolved diverse strategies to compete for limited space and resources. Because these mechanisms can be costly to use, their expression and function are often restricted to specific environments where the benefits outweigh the costs.

Published in mSphere

ISSN: 2379-5042 (Online)
Publisher: American Society for Microbiology
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Science: Microbiology
Website: https://journals.asm.org/journal/msphere

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