Functional impact of a type VI secretion system on RsmE-mediated spatial structure formation in Pseudomonas fluorescens Pf0-1
Meghan K. Wells, Anton F. Evans, Sadhana Srinivasa, Amber Delprince, Raziel Santos, Cole Garland, Anthony Valletta, Wook Kim
The paper identifies a type VI secretion system regulated by RsmE in Pseudomonas fluorescens Pf0-1 that kills invading WT cells in low-density spatiogenetic structures, but its effectiveness depends on co-produced extracellular secretions.
bioRxiv · Jul 29, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology