United we stand, divided we fall

Sophie Bleves (1) , Benjamin Berni

1 LISM - Laboratoire d'ingénierie des systèmes macromoléculaires

Bacteria can compete in the environment using antibacterial Type VI Secretion Systems. A 14 recent study reveals that the simultaneous deployment of an arsenal of different toxins 15 promotes both synergy between those toxins and an optimized answer in the face of 16 inconstant environments.

Domaines: Bactériologie; Biologie moléculaire

Sophie Bleves, Benjamin Berni. United we stand, divided we fall. Nature Microbiology, 2018, ⟨10.1038/s41564-018-0130-x⟩. ⟨hal-01747306⟩