A family of anti-Bacteroidales peptide toxins wide-spread in the human gut microbiota

Bacteria often produce antimicrobial toxins to compete in microbial communities. Here, the authors identify a family of peptide toxins that are produced by, and target, Bacteroidetes species, some of which are widespread in the human gut microbiota.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Michael J. Coyne, Nathalie Béchon, Leigh M. Matano, Valentina Laclare McEneany, Maria Chatzidaki-Livanis, Laurie E. Comstock
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2019-08-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11494-1