Interbacterial Competition | List of Frontiers open access articles

Original Research

Accepted on 10 Feb 2026

The SPI-20 and SPI-21 T6SS gene clusters from Salmonella enterica subspecies arizonae encode effector proteins that display antibacterial activity

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Ayleen Parra-Calisto
Carlos J Blondel
Carla Vargas-del Río
Esteban Fernández-Castillo
Felipe Reyes
Victoria Soriano-Mora
Andrea Avilés
Viviana Toledo
Fernanda Salazar-Salas
Patricio Espinoza-Jara

Frontiers in Microbiology

181 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Jun 2020

HSI-II Gene Cluster of Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 Encodes a Functional Type VI Secretion System Required for Interbacterial Competition

in Microbial Physiology and Metabolism

Ching-Fang Chien
Cheng-Ying Liu
Yew-Yee Lu
You-Hsing Sung
Kuo-Yau Chen
Nai-Chun Lin

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2020.01118

8,282 views
21 citations

Original Research

Published on 10 Feb 2022

Identification of Type VI Secretion Systems Effector Proteins That Contribute to Interbacterial Competition in Salmonella Dublin

in Microbial Physiology and Metabolism

Fernando A. Amaya
Carlos J. Blondel
María F. Barros-Infante
Dácil Rivera
Andrea I. Moreno-Switt
Carlos A. Santiviago
David Pezoa

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2022.811932

10,109 views
26 citations

Original Research

Published on 12 Dec 2017

Mutations in Two Paraburkholderia phymatum Type VI Secretion Systems Cause Reduced Fitness in Interbacterial Competition

in Microbial Symbioses

Samanta Bolzan de Campos
Martina Lardi
Alessia Gandolfi
Leo Eberl
Gabriella Pessi

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2017.02473

8,073 views
39 citations

Mini Review

Published on 05 Nov 2021

Roles of Type VI Secretion System in Transport of Metal Ions

in Microbial Physiology and Metabolism

Xiaobing Yang
Hai Liu
Yanxiong Zhang
Xihui Shen

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2021.756136

9,632 views
39 citations

Review

Published on 12 Nov 2020

Role of Recipient Susceptibility Factors During Contact-Dependent Interbacterial Competition

in Microbial Physiology and Metabolism

Hsiao-Han Lin
Alain Filloux
Erh-Min Lai

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2020.603652

24,625 views
18 citations

Original Research

Published on 06 Apr 2022

Two Type VI Secretion DNase Effectors are Utilized for Interbacterial Competition in the Fish Pathogen Pseudomonas plecoglossicida

in Microbial Physiology and Metabolism

Yanyan Li
Xiaojun Yan
Zhen Tao

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2022.869278

4,557 views
13 citations

Original Research

Published on 08 Feb 2023

Fur functions as an activator of T6SS-mediated bacterial dominance and virulence in Aeromonas hydrophila

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Jihong Li
Zhihao Wu
Yuting Hou
Yong-An Zhang
Yang Zhou

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1099611

4,161 views
10 citations

Original Research

Published on 05 Feb 2020

A High-Throughput Interbacterial Competition Screen Identifies ClpAP in Enhancing Recipient Susceptibility to Type VI Secretion System-Mediated Attack by Agrobacterium tumefaciens

in Microbial Physiology and Metabolism

Hsiao-Han Lin
Manda Yu
Manoj Kumar Sriramoju
Shang-Te Danny Hsu
Chi-Te Liu
Erh-Min Lai

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2019.03077

12,243 views
23 citations

Original Research

Published on 18 Oct 2019

The Impact of Type VI Secretion System, Bacteriocins and Antibiotics on Bacterial Competition of Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. brasiliense and the Regulation of Carbapenem Biosynthesis by Iron and the Ferric-Uptake Regulator

in Antimicrobials, Resistance and Chemotherapy

Divine Yufetar Shyntum
Ntombikayise Precious Nkomo
Ntwanano Luann Shingange
Alessandro Rino Gricia
Daniel Bellieny-Rabelo
Lucy Novungayo Moleleki

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2019.02379

13,607 views
42 citations

Original Research

Published on 14 Sep 2022

Prevalence and diversity of type VI secretion systems in a model beneficial symbiosis

in Evolutionary and Genomic Microbiology

Andrea M. Suria
Stephanie Smith
Lauren Speare
Yuzhou Chen
Iris Chien
Emily Grace Clark
Madelyn Krueger
Alexander M. Warwick
Hannah Wilkins
Alecia N. Septer

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2022.988044

6,360 views
20 citations

Review

Published on 07 Oct 2021

Adaptations of Vibrio parahaemolyticus to Stress During Environmental Survival, Host Colonization, and Infection

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Gururaja Perumal Pazhani
Goutam Chowdhury
Thandavarayan Ramamurthy

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2021.737299

13,526 views
59 citations

Original Research

Published on 19 Feb 2025

Characterization of clustered bacteriocin-type signal domain protein genes in Treponema denticola

in Periodontics

Tomoyuki Nukaga
Eitoyo Kokubu
Kazuko Okamoto-Shibayama
Yuichiro Kikuchi
Masahiro Furusawa
Takashi Muramatsu
Kazuyuki Ishihara

Frontiers in Dental Medicine

doi 10.3389/fdmed.2025.1543535

1,846 views

Original Research

Published on 14 Oct 2025

Identifying a type of toxic effectors exported by the type VII secretion system to enhance competitive fitness in Streptococcus suis

in Molecular Bacterial Pathogenesis

Qiankun Bai
Jianan Liu
Jie Zhao
Xinming Pan
Yue Zhang
Zongfu Wu
Jiale Ma

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fcimb.2025.1685307

1,910 views

Original Research

Published on 11 Dec 2024

Genomic analysis of Salmonella isolated from surface water and animal sources in Chile reveals new T6SS effector protein candidates

in Infectious Agents and Disease

Fernando A. Amaya
Carlos J. Blondel
Felipe Reyes-Méndez
Dácil Rivera
Andrea Moreno-Switt
Magaly Toro
Consuelo Badilla
Carlos A. Santiviago
David Pezoa

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1496223

3,505 views
2 citations

Articles

The SPI-20 and SPI-21 T6SS gene clusters from Salmonella enterica subspecies arizonae encode effector proteins that display antibacterial activity

HSI-II Gene Cluster of Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 Encodes a Functional Type VI Secretion System Required for Interbacterial Competition

Identification of Type VI Secretion Systems Effector Proteins That Contribute to Interbacterial Competition in Salmonella Dublin

Mutations in Two Paraburkholderia phymatum Type VI Secretion Systems Cause Reduced Fitness in Interbacterial Competition

Roles of Type VI Secretion System in Transport of Metal Ions

Role of Recipient Susceptibility Factors During Contact-Dependent Interbacterial Competition

Two Type VI Secretion DNase Effectors are Utilized for Interbacterial Competition in the Fish Pathogen Pseudomonas plecoglossicida

Fur functions as an activator of T6SS-mediated bacterial dominance and virulence in Aeromonas hydrophila

A High-Throughput Interbacterial Competition Screen Identifies ClpAP in Enhancing Recipient Susceptibility to Type VI Secretion System-Mediated Attack by Agrobacterium tumefaciens

The Impact of Type VI Secretion System, Bacteriocins and Antibiotics on Bacterial Competition of Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. brasiliense and the Regulation of Carbapenem Biosynthesis by Iron and the Ferric-Uptake Regulator

Prevalence and diversity of type VI secretion systems in a model beneficial symbiosis

Adaptations of Vibrio parahaemolyticus to Stress During Environmental Survival, Host Colonization, and Infection

Characterization of clustered bacteriocin-type signal domain protein genes in Treponema denticola

Identifying a type of toxic effectors exported by the type VII secretion system to enhance competitive fitness in Streptococcus suis

Genomic analysis of Salmonella isolated from surface water and animal sources in Chile reveals new T6SS effector protein candidates