Crosstalk between polymorphic toxin-immunity systems involved in kin discrimination

ABSTRACT Bacterial genomes contain a surprisingly large number of toxin systems that are neutralized by specific cognate antitoxins or immunity factors. Their high abundance is even apparent in common Escherichia coli K12 cloning strains, which contain at least 36 toxin-antitoxin systems, while othe...

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Main Authors: Michael L. Weltzer, Tingting Guo, Daniel Wall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2025-05-01
Series:mBio
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.00468-25
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