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R-Type Pyocin is Required for Competitive Growth Advantage Between Pseudomonas aeruginosa Strains

  • Published : 2007.01.31
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Abstract

R-type pyocin is a bacteriophage tail-shaped bacteriocin produced by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, but its physiological roles are relatively unknown. Here we describe a role of R-type pyocin in the competitive growth advantages between P aeruginosa strains. Partial purification and gene disruption revealed that the major killing activity from the culture supernatant of PA14 is attributed to R-type pyocin, neither F-type nor S-type pyocins. These findings may provide insight into the forces governing P aeruginosa population dynamics to promote and maintain its biodiversity.

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