Type V Secretion Systems: An Overview of Passenger Domain Functions

Bacteria secrete proteins for different purposes such as communication, virulence functions, adhesion to surfaces, nutrient acquisition, or growth inhibition of competing bacteria. For secretion of proteins, Gram-negative bacteria have evolved different secretion systems, classified as secretion sys...

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Main Authors: Ina Meuskens, Athanasios Saragliadis, Jack C. Leo, Dirk Linke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2019.01163/full