T6SS-mediated competitive exclusion among Pantoea agglomerans associated with plants
K. Ripcke, D. Romero Picazo, S. Vichare, D. Unterweger, T. Dagan, N. F. Huelter
The paper investigates T6SS-mediated competition among closely related Pantoea agglomerans strains, showing that competition strength depends on effector and immunity gene repertoires rather than phylogenetic relatedness.
bioRxiv · Mar 17, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology