The phage/virus used the injection system to inject genetic material during the infection process but now this system in Type 6 systems injects toxins.
Image credit from Ho, Dong, and Mekalanos from their paper “A view to a kill…) www.cell.com/cell-host-mi...
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Ho et al. examine the structure, mechanical function, assembly, and regulation of
the bacterial type VI secretion system.
