title: Type VI secretion: not just for pathogenesis anymore.
abstract: Type VI secretion systems (T6SS) have been studied primarily in the context of pathogenic bacteria-host interactions. Recent data suggest, however, that these versatile secretion systems may also function to promote commensal or mutualistic relationships between bacteria and eukaryotes or to mediate cooperative or competitive interactions between bacteria.
authors.affiliation: Biomolecular Science and Engineering Program, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA. jani@lifesci.ucsb.edu
authors.forename: Andrea J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Jani
authors.forename: Peggy A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Cotter
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D054884:Host-Pathogen Interactions; D006801:Humans; D021381:Protein Transport; D037521:Virulence Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D037521:Virulence Factors