Plant genetic transformation heavily relies on the bacterial pathogen Agrobacterium
tumefaciens as a powerful tool to deliver genes of interest into a host plant. Inside the plant …

The bacterial type VI secretion system (T6SS) is an organelle that is structurally and
mechanistically analogous to an intracellular membrane-attached contractile phage tail …

Biogenic synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) using plants has become a promising
substitute to the conventional chemical synthesis method. In this study, we report low-cost …

As current research activities have focused on symbiotic or parasitic plant–microbe
interactions, other types of associations between plants and microorganisms are often …

The type VI secretion system (T6SS) is a bacterial nanomachine used to inject effectors into
prokaryotic or eukaryotic cells and is thus involved in both host manipulation and …

The type VI secretion system (T6SS) is a widespread molecular weapon deployed by many
Proteobacteria to target effectors/toxins into both eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells. We report …

Plant pathogenic bacteria of the genus Xanthomonas cause a variety of diseases in
economically important monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous crop plants worldwide …

Highlights•T6SS is a secretion system involved in the virulence of bacterial pathogens.•This
versatile weapon can target both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.•The T6SS tail/spike …

Bacterial pathogens utilize a myriad of mechanisms to invade mammalian hosts, damage
tissue sites, and evade the immune system. One essential strategy of Gram-negative …

Protein secretion plays a central role in modulating the interactions of bacteria with their
environments. This is particularly the case when symbiotic bacteria (whether pathogenic …