Bacterial symbionts use a type VI secretion system to eliminate competitors in their natural host

TheVibrio choleraetype VI secretion system can modulate host intestinal mechanics to displace gut bacterial symbionts

(2018) Savannah L. Logan et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Antagonism toward the intestinal microbiota and its effect onVibrio choleraevirulence

(2018) Wenjing Zhao et al.   SCIENCE

Type VI secretion systems in plant-associated bacteria

(2017) Patricia Bernal et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

The Pseudomonas putida T6SS is a plant warden against phytopathogens

(2017) Patricia Bernal et al.   ISME Journal

Diverse NADase effector families mediate interbacterial antagonism via the type VI secretion system

(2017) Jenny Y. Tang et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Rules of Engagement: The Type VI Secretion System in Vibrio cholerae

(2017) Avatar Joshi et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Are CDI Systems Multicolored, Facultative, Helping Greenbeards?

(2017) Elizabeth S. Danka et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Killing by Type VI secretion drives genetic phase separation and correlates with increased cooperation

(2017) Luke McNally et al.   Nature Communications

The Role of Type VI Secretion System Effectors in Target Cell Lysis and Subsequent Horizontal Gene Transfer

(2017) Peter David Ringel et al.   Cell Reports

Contact-dependent killing by Caulobacter crescentus via cell surface-associated, glycine zipper proteins

(2017) Leonor García-Bayona et al.   eLife

Functional Characterization and Conditional Regulation of the Type VI Secretion System in Vibrio fluvialis

(2017) Yuanming Huang et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Sequential displacement of Type VI Secretion System effector genes leads to evolution of diverse immunity gene arrays in Vibrio cholerae

(2017) Paul C. Kirchberger et al.   Scientific Reports

Intraspecific Competition Impacts Vibrio fischeri Strain Diversity during Initial Colonization of the Squid Light Organ

(2016) Yan Sun et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Diversity of Clinical and Environmental Isolates of Vibrio cholerae in Natural Transformation and Contact-Dependent Bacterial Killing Indicative of Type VI Secretion System Activity

(2016) Eryn E. Bernardy et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Niche-Specific Impact of a Symbiotic Function on the Persistence of Microbial Symbionts within a Natural Host

(2016) Subhash C. Verma et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Microbial Herd Protection Mediated by Antagonistic Interaction in Polymicrobial Communities

(2016) Megan J. Q. Wong et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Type VI secretion systems of human gut Bacteroidales segregate into three genetic architectures, two of which are contained on mobile genetic elements

(2016) Michael J. Coyne et al.   BMC GENOMICS

Type VI Secretion System Substrates Are Transferred and Reused among Sister Cells

(2016) Andrea Vettiger et al.   CELL

A genomic comparison of 13 symbiotic Vibrio fischeri isolates from the perspective of their host source and colonization behavior

(2016) Clotilde Bongrand et al.   ISME Journal

Multifaceted Interfaces of Bacterial Competition

(2016) Reed M. Stubbendieck et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Sibling Rivalry in Myxococcus xanthus Is Mediated by Kin Recognition and a Polyploid Prophage

(2016) Arup Dey et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Human symbionts inject and neutralize antibacterial toxins to persist in the gut

(2016) Aaron G. Wexler et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Bacteroides fragilistype VI secretion systems use novel effector and immunity proteins to antagonize human gut Bacteroidales species

(2016) Maria Chatzidaki-Livanis et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

SalmonellaTyphimurium utilizes a T6SS-mediated antibacterial weapon to establish in the host gut

(2016) Thibault G. Sana et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Aim, Load, Fire: The Type VI Secretion System, a Bacterial Nanoweapon

(2016) Francesca R. Cianfanelli et al.   TRENDS IN MICROBIOLOGY

Bacteroidales Secreted Antimicrobial Proteins Target Surface Molecules Necessary for Gut Colonization and Mediate Competition In Vivo

(2016) Kevin G. Roelofs et al.   mBio

Independent Regulation of Type VI Secretion in Vibrio cholerae by TfoX and TfoY

(2016) Lisa C. Metzger et al.   Cell Reports

Quorum sensing control of Type VI secretion factors restricts the proliferation of quorum-sensing mutants

(2016) Charlotte Majerczyk et al.   eLife

Impact and Influence of the Natural Vibrio-Squid Symbiosis in Understanding Bacterial–Animal Interactions

(2016) Mark J. Mandel et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Molecular weaponry: diverse effectors delivered by the Type VI secretion system

(2015) Juliana Alcoforado Diniz et al.   CELLULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Chimeric adaptor proteins translocate diverse type VI secretion system effectors in Vibrio cholerae

(2015) D. Unterweger et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

Intraspecies Competition in Serratia marcescens Is Mediated by Type VI-Secreted Rhs Effectors and a Conserved Effector-Associated Accessory Protein

(2015) Juliana Alcoforado Diniz et al.   JOURNAL OF BACTERIOLOGY

Contact-Dependent Growth Inhibition (CDI) and CdiB/CdiA Two-Partner Secretion Proteins

(2015) Julia L.E. Willett et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Type VI secretion system: secretion by a contractile nanomachine

(2015) Marek Basler   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Antibiotics and the art of bacterial war: Fig. 1.

(2015) Daniel M. Cornforth et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Kin discrimination between sympatricBacillus subtilisisolates

(2015) Polonca Stefanic et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The type VI secretion system of Vibrio cholerae fosters horizontal gene transfer

(2015) S. Borgeaud et al.   SCIENCE

Internalization of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Strain PAO1 into Epithelial Cells Is Promoted by Interaction of a T6SS Effector with the Microtubule Network

(2015) Thibault G. Sana et al.   mBio

Secretome Analysis of Vibrio cholerae Type VI Secretion System Reveals a New Effector-Immunity Pair

(2015) Emrah Altindis et al.   mBio

Established Microbial Colonies Can Survive Type VI Secretion Assault

(2015) David Bruce Borenstein et al.   PLoS Computational Biology

Type VI Secretion System Toxins Horizontally Shared between Marine Bacteria

(2015) Dor Salomon et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Biochemical analysis of TssK, a core component of the bacterial Type VI secretion system, reveals distinct oligomeric states of TssK and identifies a TssK–TssFG subcomplex

(2014) Grant English et al.   BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL

Agrobacterium tumefaciens Deploys a Superfamily of Type VI Secretion DNase Effectors as Weapons for Interbacterial Competition In Planta

(2014) Lay-Sun Ma et al.   Cell Host & Microbe

The VgrG Proteins Are “à la Carte” Delivery Systems for Bacterial Type VI Effectors

(2014) Abderrahman Hachani et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Bacterial Genome Instability

(2014) E. Darmon et al.   MICROBIOLOGY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY REVIEWS

Type VI secretion system effectors: poisons with a purpose

(2014) Alistair B. Russell et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Global discovery of colonization determinants in the squid symbiontVibrio fischeri

(2014) John F. Brooks et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The Vibrio cholerae type VI secretion system employs diverse effector modules for intraspecific competition

(2014) Daniel Unterweger et al.   Nature Communications

A View to a Kill: The Bacterial Type VI Secretion System

(2013) Brian T. Ho et al.   Cell Host & Microbe

Propionibacterium acnes Strain Populations in the Human Skin Microbiome Associated with Acne

(2013) Sorel Fitz-Gibbon et al.   JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE DERMATOLOGY

Features governing symbiont persistence in the squid-vibrio association

(2013) Eric J. Koch et al.   MOLECULAR ECOLOGY

Acinetobacter baumannii Utilizes a Type VI Secretion System for Bacterial Competition

(2013) Michael D. Carruthers et al.   PLoS One

Vibrio parahaemolyticus Type VI Secretion System 1 Is Activated in Marine Conditions to Target Bacteria, and Is Differentially Regulated from System 2

(2013) Dor Salomon et al.   PLoS One

Animals in a bacterial world, a new imperative for the life sciences

(2013) Margaret McFall-Ngai et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Two Independent Pathways for Self-Recognition in Proteus mirabilis Are Linked by Type VI-Dependent Export

(2013) L. M. Wenren et al.   mBio

Pan-Genome and Comparative Genome Analyses of Propionibacterium acnes Reveal Its Genomic Diversity in the Healthy and Diseased Human Skin Microbiome

(2013) S. Tomida et al.   mBio

Multicellular Bacteria Deploy the Type VI Secretion System to Preemptively Strike Neighboring Cells

(2013) Christopher J. Alteri et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Type VI secretion requires a dynamic contractile phage tail-like structure

(2012) M. Basler et al.   NATURE

Quantitative single-cell characterization of bacterial interactions reveals type VI secretion is a double-edged sword

(2012) M. LeRoux et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Phylogeny and fitness of Vibrio fischeri from the light organs of Euprymna scolopes in two Oahu, Hawaii populations

(2011) Michael S Wollenberg et al.   ISME Journal

Kin Discrimination and Cooperation in Microbes

(2010) Joan E. Strassmann et al.   Annual Review of Microbiology

Attenuation of host NO production by MAMPs potentiates development of the host in the squid-vibrio symbiosis

(2010) Melissa A. Altura et al.   CELLULAR MICROBIOLOGY

The Vibrio cholerae type VI secretion system displays antimicrobial properties

(2010) D. L. MacIntyre et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

In an early branching metazoan, bacterial colonization of the embryo is controlled by maternal antimicrobial peptides

(2010) S. Fraune et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Burkholderia Type VI Secretion Systems Have Distinct Roles in Eukaryotic and Bacterial Cell Interactions

(2010) Sandra Schwarz et al.   PLoS Pathogens

Dissecting the bacterial type VI secretion system by a genome wide in silico analysis: what can be learned from available microbial genomic resources?

(2009) Frédéric Boyer et al.   BMC GENOMICS

New developments in microbial interspecies signaling

(2009) Elizabeth Anne Shank et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN MICROBIOLOGY

A single regulatory gene is sufficient to alter bacterial host range

(2009) Mark J. Mandel et al.   NATURE

Bacterial competition: surviving and thriving in the microbial jungle

(2009) Michael E. Hibbing et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MICROBIOLOGY

Population Structure of Vibrio fischeri within the Light Organs of Euprymna scolopes Squid from Two Oahu (Hawaii) Populations

(2008) M. S. Wollenberg et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Comparative genomics-based investigation of resequencing targets in Vibrio fischeri: Focus on point miscalls and artefactual expansions

(2008) Mark J Mandel et al.   BMC GENOMICS

NonfoodborneVibrioInfections: An Important Cause of Morbidity and Mortality in the United States, 1997–2006

(2008) Amy M. Dechet et al.   CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES