The Type VI secretion system: a versatile bacterial weapon

S Coulthurst - Microbiology, 2019 - microbiologyresearch.org
The Type VI secretion system (T6SS) is a protein nanomachine that is widespread in Gram-
negative bacteria and is used to translocate effector proteins directly into neighbouring cells …

Microbiology, genomics, and clinical significance of the Pseudomonas fluorescens species complex, an unappreciated colonizer of humans

BS Scales, RP Dickson, JJ LiPuma… - Clinical microbiology …, 2014 - journals.asm.org
Pseudomonas fluorescens is not generally considered a bacterial pathogen in humans;
however, multiple culture-based and culture-independent studies have identified it at low …

The Pseudomonas putida T6SS is a plant warden against phytopathogens

P Bernal, LP Allsopp, A Filloux, MA Llamas - The ISME journal, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Bacterial type VI secretion systems (T6SSs) are molecular weapons designed to deliver
toxic effectors into prey cells. These nanomachines have an important role in inter-bacterial …

Type VI secretion systems in plant‐associated bacteria

P Bernal, MA Llamas, A Filloux - Environmental microbiology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The type VI secretion system (T6SS) is a bacterial nanomachine used to inject effectors into
prokaryotic or eukaryotic cells and is thus involved in both host manipulation and …

Genomic and Genetic Diversity within the Pseudomonas fluorescens Complex

D Garrido-Sanz, JP Meier-Kolthoff, M Göker, M Martín… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
The Pseudomonas fluorescens complex includes Pseudomonas strains that have been
taxonomically assigned to more than fifty different species, many of which have been …

Current perspectives on plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria

JA Parray, S Jan, AN Kamili, RA Qadri… - Journal of Plant growth …, 2016 - Springer
The rhizosphere of plant species is an inimitable ecosystem that harbors an extensive range
of microbes. Research in the wide areas of rhizosphere biotechnology highlighting new …

Ribosomally encoded antibacterial proteins and peptides from Pseudomonas

MGK Ghequire, R De Mot - FEMS microbiology reviews, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Members of the Pseudomonas genus produce diverse secondary metabolites affecting other
bacteria, fungi or predating nematodes and protozoa but are also equipped with the capacity …

Bacterial type VI secretion system (T6SS): an evolved molecular weapon with diverse functionality

RP Singh, K Kumari - Biotechnology letters, 2023 - Springer
Bacterial secretion systems are nanomolecular complexes that release a diverse set of
virulence factors/or proteins into its surrounding or translocate to their target host cells …

Convergent gain and loss of genomic islands drive lifestyle changes in plant-associated Pseudomonas

RA Melnyk, SS Hossain, CH Haney - The ISME journal, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Host-associated bacteria can have both beneficial and detrimental effects on host health.
While some of the molecular mechanisms that determine these outcomes are known, little is …

Promise for plant pest control: root-associated pseudomonads with insecticidal activities

P Kupferschmied, M Maurhofer, C Keel - Frontiers in plant science, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Insects are an important and probably the most challenging pest to control in agriculture, in
particular when they feed on belowground parts of plants. The application of synthetic …