Capsule Protects Acinetobacter baumannii From Inter-Bacterial Competition Mediated by CdiA Toxin
Renatas Krasauskas, Jūratė Skerniškytė, Julius Martinkus, Julija Armalytė, Edita Sužiedėlienė
Abstract
V15 strain, which is able to secrete CdiA effector into the growth media and cause target cell growth arrest without a cell-cell contact.
Topics & Concepts
Acinetobacter baumanniiMicrobiologyGrowth inhibitionEffectorCell growthCellBacterial growthBiologyCell cultureBacteriaSecretionContact inhibitionCell biologyBiochemistryGeneticsPseudomonas aeruginosaAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaVibrio bacteria research studiesBacterial biofilms and quorum sensing