Extracellular secretion of Carocin S1 in Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. carotovorum occurs via the type III secretion system integral to the bacterial flagellum

• Published in: BMC microbiology Vol. 9; no. 1; p. 181
• Main Authors: Chan, Yung-Chieh, Wu, Huang-Pin, Chuang, Duen-Yau
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 27.08.2009; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Amino Acid Sequence; Bacterial Proteins - genetics; Bacterial Proteins - metabolism; Bacteriocins; Bacteriocins - metabolism; Base Sequence; DNA Mutational Analysis; DNA, Bacterial - genetics; Enterobacter; Enterobacteriaceae; Flagella (Microbiology); Flagella - metabolism; Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial; Genetic aspects; Genetic Complementation Test; Health aspects; Membrane Proteins - metabolism; Molecular Sequence Data; Mutagenesis, Insertional; Open Reading Frames; Pectobacterium carotovorum - genetics; Pectobacterium carotovorum - metabolism; Physiological aspects; Production processes; Research article; China

Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. carotovorum is a phytopathogenic enterobacterium responsible for soft rot, a disease characterized by extensive maceration of the affected plant tissue. This species also produces two or more antibacterial substances called bacteriocins, which enhance its competitiv...