MicrobiologyMicrobiologyPeer-reviewed
Type VI secretion system activity at lethal antibiotic concentrations leads to overestimation of weapon potency
William P. J. Smith, Elisa T. Granato
The paper shows that T6SS activity in A. baylyi persists under selective conditions, leading to biased competition assay results and suggesting pre-plating with antibiotics can correct this bias.
DOI 10.1099/mic.0.001600