Structure and assembly of pilotin-dependent and -independent secretins of the type II secretion system.

The type II secretion system (T2SS) is a cell envelope-spanning macromolecular complex that is prevalent in Gram-negative bacterial species. It serves as the predominant virulence mechanism of many bacteria including those of the emerging human pathogens Vibrio vulnificus and Aeromonas hydrophila. T...

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Main Authors: S Peter Howard, Leandro F Estrozi, Quentin Bertrand, Carlos Contreras-Martel, Timothy Strozen, Viviana Job, Alexandre Martins, Daphna Fenel, Guy Schoehn, Andréa Dessen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-05-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1007731