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Interspecies transfer of giant virulence-factor-like proteins in a bacterial symbiosis
Steven Brady Kuzyk, Petra Henke, Anika Methner…·Jörg Overmann
The paper identifies three large virulence-factor-like proteins in a bacterial symbiosis, showing their transfer between species and potential roles in promoting cell contact and facilitating protein injection.
DOI 10.64898/2026.03.19.712371