Initially identified in pathogenic Gram-negative bacteria, the two-partner secretion (TPS)
pathway, also known as Type Vb secretion, mediates the translocation across the outer …

Bacteria have developed several strategies to communicate and compete with one another
in complex environments. One important mechanism of inter-bacterial competition is contact …

Many Gram-negative bacterial pathogens express contact-dependent growth inhibition
(CDI) systems that promote cell-cell interaction. CDI+ bacteria express surface CdiA effector …

Bacterial transformation, transduction, and “conjugation” can be considered the first
horizontal transfer mechanisms in living organisms; these mechanisms have occurred since …

Contact-dependent growth inhibition (CDI) systems are used in bacterial competition to
hinder the growth of neighboring microbes. These systems utilize a two-partner secretion …

Contact-dependent growth inhibition (CDI) is a mode of inter-bacterial competition mediated
by the CdiB/CdiA family of two-partner secretion systems. CdiA binds to receptors on …

In bacteria and plants, serine acetyltransferase (CysE) and O‐acetylserine sulfhydrylase‐A
sulfhydrylase (CysK) collaborate to synthesize l‐Cys from l‐Ser. CysE and CysK bind one …

Microbiomes have gained significant attention in ecological research, owing to their diverse
interactions and essential roles within different organismal ecosystems. Microorganisms …

Background Neisseria meningitidis is an inhabitant of the mucosal surfaces of the human
nasopharynx. We recently demonstrated that the secreted meningococcal Two-partner …

Contact dependent growth inhibition (CDI) is the phenomenon where CDI+ bacterial strain
(inhibitor) inhibits the growth of CDI− strain (target) by direct cell to cell contact. CDI is …