Antibacterial Toxins: Gram-Positive Bacteria Strike Back!. Issue 2 (February 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Jamet, Anne; Charbit, Alain; Nassif, Xavier
• Is Part Of: Trends in microbiology. Volume 26:Issue 2(2018)
• Page Start: 89
• Page End: 91
• Publication Date: 2018-02
• Subjects: toxin -- secretion -- competition -- firmicutes; Microbiology -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; Virulence (Microbiology) -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; Microbiology -- Periodicals; Virulence -- Periodicals; Microbiologie -- Périodiques; Infection -- Périodiques; Virulence (Microbiologie) -- Périodiques; Infection; Microbiology; Virulence (Microbiology); 579
• DOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2017.11.003
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0966-842X

Abstract

Abstract : Bacteria live in communities where strains compete with each other by deploying an arsenal of antibacterial toxins. While the past decade revealed the vast array of antibacterial toxins secreted by Gram-negative bacteria, several recent studies have begun to uncover the ability of Gram-positive bacteria to battle with their own weapons.