Type VIIb secretion systems (T7SSb) were recently proposed to mediate different aspects of
Firmicutes physiology, including bacterial pathogenicity and competition. However, their …

The mechanisms of Z-ring assembly and regulation in bacteria are poorly understood,
particularly in non-model organisms. Actinobacteria, a large bacterial phylum that includes the …

Legionella pneumophila replicates intracellularly by secreting effectors via a type IV secretion
system. One of these effectors is a eukaryotic methyltransferase (RomA) that methylates …

The bacterial cell wall is a multi-layered mesh, whose major component is peptidoglycan (PG),
a sugar polymer cross-linked by short peptide stems. During cell division, a careful …

The order Corynebacteriales includes major industrial and pathogenic Actinobacteria such
as Corynebacterium glutamicum or Mycobacterium tuberculosis. These bacteria have multi-…

Type VIIb Secretion System (T7SSb) has been recently identified in Firmicutes resembling
the mycobacterial T7SSa. Despite limited sequence homology, T7SSa and T7SSb have …

… Here, we announce the complete annotated genome sequence of M. ciceri R30. … repeat
sequences identical to those in the ICE region in M. ciceri CC1192 and adjacent to one of four …

Cells are continuously facing the risk of taking up foreign DNA that can compromise genomic
integrity. Therefore, bacteria are in a constant arms race with mobile genetic elements such …

Cells are continuously facing the risk of taking up foreign DNA that can compromise genomic
and cellular integrity. Therefore, bacteria are in a constant arms race with mobile genetic …

… Tatusova T, DiCuccio M, Badretdin A, Chetvernin V, Nawrocki EP, Zaslavsky L,
Lomsadze A, Pruitt KD, Borodovsky M, Ostell J. 2016. NCBI prokaryotic genome annotation …