Bacteria poison and eat their neighbors

Journal article

Peer reviewed

Carey D Nadell and Christopher J Marx

Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science), Vol.388(6752), pp.1134-1135

06/12/2025

PMID: 40504931

Abstract

Antibiosis

Bacterial Proteins - metabolism

Vibrio - growth & development

Vibrio - metabolism

Bacteria leverage a secretion system to kill and scavenge nutrients from nearby competitors.

url

https://doi.org/10.1126/science.ady7008View

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Title: Bacteria poison and eat their neighbors
Creators: Carey D Nadell - Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, NH, USA
Christopher J Marx - University of Idaho, Biological Sciences
Publication Details: Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science), Vol.388(6752), pp.1134-1135
Identifiers: 996808344301851
Academic Unit: Institute for Modeling Collaboration and Innovation; Initiative for Bioinformatics and Evolutionary Studies; Biological Sciences
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article