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Koskiniemi S, Elf J
Dev. Cell 39 (1) 5-6 [2016-10-10; online 2016-10-12]
Bacteria use type 6 secretion systems in antagonistic behavior to compete for resources with other bacteria. In a recent issue of Cell, Vettiger and Basler (2016) show that bacteria can also use these systems to arm neighboring cells and force them to pass on a signal in the bacterial population.
PubMed 27728781
DOI 10.1016/j.devcel.2016.09.024
Crossref 10.1016/j.devcel.2016.09.024
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