Many plant-associated Gram-negative bacteria, such a Pseudomonas syringae pv tomato DC3000 (PtoDC3000), use a type III secretion system (T3SS) to establish a host-microbe relationship with compatible plants. The T3SS resembles a molecular injection mechanism that allows the bacteria to deliver type III effectors (T3Es) directly into the cell of the...
Many plant-associated Gram-negative bacteria, such a Pseudomonas syringae pv tomato DC3000 (PtoDC3000), use a type III secretion system (T3SS) to establish a host-microbe relationship with compatible plants. The T3SS resembles a molecular injection mechanism that allows the bacteria to deliver type III effectors (T3Es) directly into the cell of the...
Two diametric paradigms have been proposed to model the molecular co-evolution of microbial mutualists and their eukaryotic hosts. In one, mutualist and host exhibit an antagonistic arms race and each partner evolves rapidly to maximize their own fitness from the interaction at potential expense of the other. In the opposing...
Many plant-associated Gram-negative bacteria, such a Pseudomonas syringae pv tomato DC3000 (PtoDC3000), use a type III secretion system (T3SS) to establish a host-microbe relationship with compatible plants. The T3SS resembles a molecular injection mechanism that allows the bacteria to deliver type III effectors (T3Es) directly into the cell of the...
Many Gram-negative bacteria use a type III secretion system (T3SS) to establish associations with their hosts. The T3SS is a conduit for direct injection of type-III effector proteins into host cells, where they manipulate the host for the benefit of the infecting bacterium. For plant-associated pathogens, the variations in number...