Molecular weaponry: Diverse effectors delivered by the Type VI secretion system

Cellular Microbiology

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2015, Pages 1742-1751

  Alcoforado Diniz, Juliana ^a   Liu, Yi Chia ^a   Coulthurst, Sarah J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIOLYSIS; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CROSS LINKING; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; EUKARYOTE; EUKARYOTIC CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROKARYOTIC CELL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REVIEW; TARGET CELL; TYPE IV SECRETION SYSTEM; TYPE VI SECRETION SYSTEM; ANTIBIOSIS; BACTERIUM; CELL SURVIVAL; DRUG EFFECTS; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIAL TOXIN; TYPE VI SECRETION SYSTEM; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANTIBIOSIS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL TOXINS; CELL SURVIVAL; EUKARYOTIC CELLS; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; TYPE VI SECRETION SYSTEMS; VIRULENCE; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 84947914935     PISSN: 14625814     EISSN: 14625822     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cmi.12532     Document Type: Review

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