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Keegan E. Gaddy

East Carolina UniversityORCID 0009-0003-1665-9782Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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MicrobiologymBioPeer-reviewedApr 17, 2025

A mutualistic model bacterium is lethal to non-symbiotic hosts via the type VI secretion system

Keegan E. Gaddy, Alecia N. Septer, Karen Mruk, Morgan Eilise Milton

This study shows that Vibrio fischeri, typically a mutualistic bacterium, can cause mortality in zebrafish embryos and Artemia nauplii via its type VI secretion system.

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