Phages differ substantially in the bacterial hosts that they infect. Their host range is
determined by the specific structures that they use to target bacterial cells. Tailed phages …

The anaerobic oxidation of methane coupled to sulfate reduction is a microbially mediated
process requiring a syntrophic partnership between anaerobic methanotrophic (ANME) …

Endosymbiotic bacteria have evolved intricate delivery systems that enable these organisms
to interface with host biology. One example, the extracellular contractile injection systems …

Technological advances in cryo-EM in recent years have given rise to detailed atomic
structures of bacteriophage tail tubes—a class of filamentous protein assemblies that could …

Contractile injection systems (CISs) are phage tail-related structures that are encoded in
many bacterial genomes. These devices encompass the cell-based type VI secretion …

The Type VI secretion system (T6SS) is a widespread weapon dedicated to the delivery of
toxin proteins into eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells. The 13 T6SS subunits assemble a …

Many dsDNA bacterial viruses (bacteriophages/phages) have long tail structures that serve
as organelles for DNA delivery to host targets. These structures, particularly those of …

Bacteria produce a variety of particles resembling phage tails that are functional without an
associated phage head. Acquired from diverse bacteriophage sources, these stand-alone …

The intestinal microbiota plays an important role in health, particularly in promoting intestinal
metabolic capacity and in maturing the immune system. The intestinal microbiota also …

Contractile injection systems (CISs) are cell-puncturing nanodevices that share ancestry
with contractile tail bacteriophages. Photorhabdus virulence cassette (PVC) represents one …