The Tailocin Tale: Peeling off Phage Tails

The R‐type pyocin of <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> is related to P2 phage, and the F‐type is related to lambda phage

Keisuke Nakayama, Kayoko Takashima, Hiroshi Ishihara et al. · Molecular Microbiology · 2000 · 358 citations

Life Sciences, Genetics, Microbiology +14

Marine Tubeworm Metamorphosis Induced by Arrays of Bacterial Phage Tail–Like Structures

Nicholas J. Shikuma, Martin Pilhofer, Gregor L. Weiss et al. · Science · 2014 · 297 citations

Life Sciences, Biology, Microbiology +17

Atomic structures of a bactericidal contractile nanotube in its pre- and postcontraction states

P. Ge, Dean Scholl, P.G. Leiman et al. · Nature Structural & Molecular Biology · 2015 · 174 citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Biophysics, Physics +16

Retargeting R-Type Pyocins To Generate Novel Bactericidal Protein Complexes

Steven R. Williams, Dana Gebhart, David W. Martin et al. · Applied and Environmental Microbiology · 2008 · 171 citations

Life Sciences, Microbiology, Antimicrobial Resistance +5

A Modified R-Type Bacteriocin Specifically Targeting Clostridium difficile Prevents Colonization of Mice without Affecting Gut Microbiota Diversity

Dana Gebhart, Stephen Lok, Simon Clare et al. · mBio · 2015 · 132 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Infectious Diseases, Microbiology +14