The type VII secretion system of Staphylococcus aureus secretes a nuclease toxin that targets competitor bacteria

Nature Microbiology

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Cao, Zhenping ^a   Casabona, M Guillermina ^a   Kneuper, Holger ^a   Chalmers, James D ^a   Palmer, Tracy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL TOXIN; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASE;

ANTIBIOSIS; DRUG EFFECTS; ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TYPE VII SECRETION SYSTEM;

ANTIBIOSIS; BACTERIAL TOXINS; DEOXYRIBONUCLEASES; MICROBIAL VIABILITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TYPE VII SECRETION SYSTEMS;

EID: 85015407145     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20585276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nmicrobiol.2016.183     Document Type: Article

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