SHARED TOOLKIT. “Two evolutionary related structures, of pyocin and of the type VI secretion system, are found in bacteria as defense systems to kill competing bacteria. These structures are remarkably similar to the tail baseplate structure of bacteriophages, suggesting that tail baseplate-like structures are effective organelles for infecting bacteria.”
http://www.pnas.org/content/113/10/2654.full
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Nigel Fleming
September 21, 2022