ReviewEnvironmental microbiology2018
Type VI secretion systems in plant-associated bacteria.
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134 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
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- Rhizosphere microbiomes in drought-tolerant and drought-sensitive bermudagrass genotypes: root exudate association.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Article
- Interkingdom sensing of fungal tyrosol promotes bacterial antifungal T6SS activity in the murine gut.Nature microbiology · 2026Article
- Widespread potential for phototrophy and convergent reduction of lifecycle complexity in the dimorphic order Caulobacterales.Nature communications · 2025Article
- BSocial Tool Deciphers Highly Functional Plant Growth-Promoting Bacterial Consortia.Microbial biotechnology · 2025Article
- Plant growth promotion and pathogen protection by the desert endophyte Pseudomonas grandensis R4-79.BMC microbiology · 2025Article
- Dissecting the antibacterial functions of the T6SS-2 cluster inApplied and environmental microbiology · 2025Article
- Genomic and functional analyses reveal Pseudomonas granadensis CT364 is a plant growth-promoting endophyte.BMC microbiology · 2025Article
- T6SS-mediated competition bymSystems · 2025Article
- Functional replacement of ancestral antibacterial secretion system in a bacterial plant pathogen.Nature ecology & evolution · 2025Article
- Secreted LysM proteins are required for niche competition and full virulence in Pseudomonas savastanoi during host plant infection.PLoS pathogens · 2025Article
- VimR is a conserved master transcription regulator controlling virulence and metabolism in Pseudomonas.Nucleic acids research · 2025Article
- Nodules-associated Klebsiella oxytoca complex: genomic insights into plant growth promotion and health risk assessment.BMC microbiology · 2025Article
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Abstract
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 interbacterial competition. The T6SS is widespread among Gram-negative bacteria, mostly within the Proteobacterium Phylum. This secretion system is commonly found in commensal and pathogenic plant-associated bacteria. Phylogenetic analysis of phytobacterial T6SS clusters shows that they are distributed in the five main clades previously described (group 1-5). The even distribution of the system among commensal and pathogenic phytobacteria suggests that the T6SS provides fitness and colonization advantages in planta and that the role of the T6SS is not restricted to virulence. This manuscript reviews the phylogeny and biological roles of the T6SS in plant-associated bacteria, highlighting a remarkable diversity both in terms of mechanism and function.
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