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Molecular syringes scratch the surface

New data suggest that the most recently discovered class of bacterial 'molecular syringes' inject proteins only across the outer membrane of target cells during interbacterial competition. See Article p.343

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Figure 1: Similar injection systems.

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Cotter, P. Molecular syringes scratch the surface. Nature 475, 301–303 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/475301a

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