A type VII secretion system in Group B Streptococcus mediates cytotoxicity and virulence.

Type VII secretion systems (T7SS) have been identified in Actinobacteria and Firmicutes and have been shown to secrete effector proteins with functions in virulence, host toxicity, and/or interbacterial killing in a few genera. Bioinformatic analysis indicates that isolates of Group B Streptococcus...

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Main Authors: Brady L Spencer, Uday Tak, Jéssica C Mendonça, Prescilla E Nagao, Michael Niederweis, Kelly S Doran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-12-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plospathogens/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.ppat.1010121&type=printable
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