Microbiology: Murder as a solution to promiscuity?
Journal
Current biology : CB
ISSN: 1879-0445
Titre abrégé: Curr Biol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9107782
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
03 Jun 2024
03 Jun 2024
Historique:
medline:
5
6
2024
pubmed:
5
6
2024
entrez:
4
6
2024
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Strain-specific pili enable Vibrio cholerae bacteria to adhere to each other and form aggregates in liquid culture. A new study focuses on strains with less specific, promiscuous pili and suggests a role for contact-dependent bacterial killing in shaping the composition of these aggregates.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38834027
pii: S0960-9822(24)00514-1
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2024.04.042
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
R539-R541Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2024 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of interests The authors declare no competing interests.