Mechanisms of Resistance to the Contact-Dependent Bacteriocin CdzC/D inCaulobacter crescentus

The Cdz bacteriocin system allows the aquatic oligotrophic bacterium Caulobacter crescentus to kill closely related species in a contact-dependent manner. The toxin, which aggregates on the surfaces of producer cells, is composed of two small hydrophobic proteins, CdzC and CdzD, each bearing an exte...

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Main Authors: García-Bayona, Leonor (Author), Gozzi, Kevin (Author), Laub, Michael T (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biology (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology, 2020-07-17T14:41:44Z.
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