title: Type VI secretion system.
abstract: Bacteria employ a variety of tools to survive in a competitive environment. Salomon and Orth describe one such tool-the Type 6 Secretion Systems used by bacteria to deliver a variety of toxins into competing cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390-9148, USA. Electronic address: Dor.Salomon@UTSouthwestern.edu.
authors.forename: Dor
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Salomon
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390-9148, USA.
authors.forename: Kim
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Orth
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria / Q000254:growth & development / Q000378:metabolism*; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000378:metabolism*; D000069376:Type VI Secretion Systems / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D000069376:Type VI Secretion Systems