title: Arming the Neighborhood.
abstract: Bacteria use type 6 secretion systems in antagonistic behavior to compete for resources with other bacteria. In a recent issue of Cell, Vettiger and Basler (2016) show that bacteria can also use these systems to arm neighboring cells and force them to pass on a signal in the bacterial population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Uppsala University, 75124 Uppsala, Sweden. Electronic address: sanna.koskiniemi@icm.uu.se.
authors.forename: Sanna
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Koskiniemi
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Uppsala University, 75124 Uppsala, Sweden; Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, 75124 Uppsala, Sweden.
authors.forename: Johan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Elf
mesh_terms: D001419:Bacteria; D000069376:Type VI Secretion Systems
chemical_list: D000069376:Type VI Secretion Systems