Microcins mediate competition among Enterobacteriaceae in the inflamed gut

Martina Sassone-Corsi, Sean-Paul Nuccio, Henry Liu, Dulcemaria Hernandez, Christine T. Vu, Amy A. Takahashi, Robert A. Edwards and Manuela Raffatellu ()
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Martina Sassone-Corsi: University of California Irvine
Sean-Paul Nuccio: University of California Irvine
Henry Liu: University of California Irvine
Dulcemaria Hernandez: University of California Irvine
Christine T. Vu: University of California Irvine
Amy A. Takahashi: University of California Irvine
Robert A. Edwards: Institute for Immunology, University of California Irvine
Manuela Raffatellu: University of California Irvine

Nature, 2016, vol. 540, issue 7632, 280-283

Abstract: Certain commensal enterobacteria secrete small proteins called microcins that suppress the growth of other bacteria in the inflamed gut, conferring an intra- and interspecies competitive advantage.

Date: 2016
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