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Aug 2026
The Type VI secretion effector TpeX expands the pore-forming virulence arsenal of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
TpeX is identified as a bactericidal, colicin-like pore-forming T6SS effector whose membrane activity is controlled by a cognate immunity protein, thereby expanding the repertoire of membrane-targeting weapons used by P. aeruginosa in interbacterial competition.
Chantal Soscia, Sébastien Reig, D. Lefebvre et al.
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