Acinetobacter baumannii Utilizes a Type VI Secretion System for Bacterial Competition

Michael D. Carruthers; Paul A. Nicholson; Erin N. Tracy; Robert S. Munson Jr

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0059388

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Acinetobacter baumannii Utilizes a Type VI Secretion System for Bacterial Competition

Michael D. Carruthers,

Affiliation Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Center for Microbial Interface Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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Paul A. Nicholson,

Affiliation Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Center for Microbial Interface Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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Erin N. Tracy,

Affiliation Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Center for Microbial Interface Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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Robert S. Munson Jr

* E-mail: robert.munson@nationwidechildrens.org

Affiliation Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, The Center for Microbial Interface Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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Acinetobacter baumannii Utilizes a Type VI Secretion System for Bacterial Competition

Michael D. Carruthers,
Paul A. Nicholson,
Erin N. Tracy,
Robert S. Munson Jr

Published: March 19, 2013
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0059388

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The "correction" is just a change in nomenclature...

Posted by brianthomasho on 19 Dec 2013 at 18:07 GMT

The correction replaces "tssD" with "hcp." "Hcp" (Haemolysin Co-regulated Protein) is the more frequently used term to refer to the gene since it was coined before the "tss" (Type Six Secretion) nomenclature came into common use. Similarly, most groups refer to "tssH" as "ClpV" (It first identified as a Clp family protein found primarily in Virulent strains. Its discovery actually predated the identification/naming of the Type VI Secretion System). Along the same lines some groups refer to "tssB" and "tssC" as "vipA" and "vipB" (clpV Interacting Protein).

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