<i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa tssC1</i> Links Type VI Secretion and Biofilm-Specific Antibiotic Resistance

Abstract

Biofilm-specific antibiotic resistance is influenced by multiple factors. We demonstrated that Pseudomonas aeruginosa tssC1, a gene implicated in type VI secretion (T6S), is important for resistance of biofilms to a subset of antibiotics. We showed that tssC1 expression is induced in biofilms and confirmed that tssC1 is required for T6S.