The Type VI secretion system - a widespread and versatile cell targeting system

Research in Microbiology

Volumn 164, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 640-654

  Coulthurst, Sarah J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacterial competition; Bacterial protein secretion; Secreted effector; Type VI secretion; Virulence

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM COMPETENCE; EUKARYOTE; GENE CLUSTER; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TYPE VI SECRETION SYSTEM;

BACTERIAL COMPETITION; BACTERIAL PROTEIN SECRETION; SECRETED EFFECTOR; TYPE VI SECRETION; VIRULENCE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BACTERIAL SECRETION SYSTEMS; HUMANS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 84879880852     PISSN: 09232508     EISSN: 17697123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resmic.2013.03.017     Document Type: Article

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