MicrobiologybioRxiv
The Burkholderia cenocepacia type VI secretion system effector TecA is a virulence factor during lung infection
N. A. Loeven, A. I. Perault, P. A. Cotter…·J. B. Bliska
This paper demonstrates that TecA, a type VI secretion system effector of Burkholderia cenocepacia, acts as a virulence factor by exacerbating lung inflammation, weight loss, and lethality in a CF mouse model.
DOI 10.1128/mbio.02098-21