Type VII protein secretion systems are most widely associated with virulence in bacterial pathogens. A new study reveals a type VII system-secreted nuclease toxin that specifically affects clonally unrelated strains, thus placing type VII secretion directly into the fray of microbial competition.
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Sysoeva, T., Burton, B. Bacterial secretion: A new front for intermicrobial wars. Nat Microbiol 2, 16254 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmicrobiol.2016.254
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