Effectiveness of Pseudomonas aeruginosa type VI secretion system relies on toxin potency and type IV pili-dependent interaction

• Main Authors: Rudzite, Marta, Subramoni, Sujatha, Endres, Robert G., Filloux, Alain
• Other Authors: Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences and Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Science::Biological sciences; Social Evolution; Protein
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/171706
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The type VI secretion system (T6SS) is an antibacterial weapon that is used by numerous Gram-negative bacteria to gain competitive advantage by injecting toxins into adjacent prey cells. Predicting the outcome of a T6SS-dependent competition is not only reliant on presence-absence of the system but...