YbeY Controls the Type III and Type VI Secretion Systems and Biofilm Formation through RetS in Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Yushan Xia, Congjuan Xu, Dan Wang, Yuding Weng, Yongxin Jin, Fang Bai, Zhihui Cheng, Oscar P. Kuipers, Weihui Wu
Abstract
Pseudomonas aeruginosa causes a variety of acute and chronic infections in humans. The type III secretion system (T3SS) plays an important role in acute infection, and the type VI secretion system (T6SS) and biofilm formation are associated with chronic infections.
Topics & Concepts
Pseudomonas aeruginosaBiofilmSecretionMicrobiologyType three secretion systemType VI secretion systemBiologyBacteriaVirulenceBiochemistryGeneGeneticsVibrio bacteria research studiesAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaBacterial biofilms and quorum sensing