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Getting ahead of the competition

Nature Reviews Microbiology volume 19, page 551 (2021)Cite this article

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This month’s Genome Watch highlights current research into the genomic and functional diversity of type VI secretion systems in Vibrio cholerae.

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    Leanne Kane & Matthew J. Dorman

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