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Type VI Secretion: Not Just for Pathogenesis Anymore

Andrea J AJ Jani and Peggy A PA Cotter

Cell Host Microbe 8(1):5 (2010) PMID 20638635

Type VI secretion systems (T6SS) have been studied primarily in the context of pathogenic bacteria-host interactions. Recent data suggest, however, that these versatile secretion systems may also function to promote commensal or mutualistic relationships between bacteria and eukaryotes or to mediate cooperative or competitive interactions between bacteria.

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DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2010.06.012
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