Insights Into an Antibacterial Type VI Membrane-Disrupting Effector Of Adherent Invasive Escherichia coli
Maïalène Chabalier, Helene Botchorichvili, Lilly M Billard, Eric Cascalès, Nicolas Barnich, Elisabeth Billard, Laure Journet
This study characterizes TmeAIEC, a T6SS effector from AIEC that disrupts bacterial membranes, and identifies its immunity protein TmiAIEC and key determinants for its activity.
bioRxiv · Oct 10, 2026 · PreprintMicrobiology