Diversification of the Type VI Secretion System in Agrobacteria

Chih-Feng Wu; Alexandra J. Weisberg; Edward W. Davis; Lin Chou; Surtaz Khan; Erh-Min Lai; Chih-Horng Kuo; Jeff H. Chang

doi:10.1128/mBio.01927-21

mBio (Oct 2021)

Diversification of the Type VI Secretion System in Agrobacteria

Chih-Feng Wu,
Alexandra J. Weisberg,
Edward W. Davis,
Lin Chou,
Surtaz Khan,
Erh-Min Lai,
Chih-Horng Kuo,
Jeff H. Chang

Affiliations

Chih-Feng Wu: ORCiD; Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA
Alexandra J. Weisberg: ORCiD; Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA
Edward W. Davis: ORCiD; Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA
Lin Chou: Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
Surtaz Khan: Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA
Erh-Min Lai: ORCiD; Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
Chih-Horng Kuo: ORCiD; Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
Jeff H. Chang: ORCiD; Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.01927-21
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 5

Abstract

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The T6SS is used by several taxa of Gram-negative bacteria to secrete toxic effector proteins to attack others. Diversification of effector collections shapes bacterial interactions and impacts the health of hosts and ecosystems in which bacteria reside.

Published in mBio

ISSN: 2161-2129 (Print); 2150-7511 (Online)
Publisher: American Society for Microbiology
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Science: Microbiology
Website: https://journals.asm.org/journal/mbio

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