The predatory soil bacterium Myxococcus xanthus combines a Tad- and an atypical type 3-like protein secretion system to kill bacterial cells
Susanne Thiery, Pia Turowski, James E. Berleman, Christine Kaimer
Abstract
are required to handle live prey and that nutrient extraction from prey bacteria is sufficient to power M. xanthus motility. In conclusion, our observations indicate the functional interplay of two types of secretion systems for killing and lysis of bacterial cells.
Topics & Concepts
Myxococcus xanthusSecretionBacteriaMicrobiologyBiologyBacterial proteinCell biologyBiochemistryGeneGeneticsMutantBacteriophages and microbial interactionsBacterial Genetics and BiotechnologyVibrio bacteria research studies