A bacterial-killing type IV secretion system as a hidden antifungal device

Long Lin, Zhiyuan Zhang, Hongda Fang, Yicheng Yang, Xiuyuan Li, Han Chen, Min Tao, Yuhan Dong, Bingxin Wang, Danyu Shen, Xiaolong Shao, Limin Wang, Jinshui Zheng, Mengcen Wang, Fengquan Liu, Guoliang Qian

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DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aeg3743
Published: 2026-09-25
Container: Science Advances
Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
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@article{allodium:10.1126/sciadv.aeg3743,
  title = {A bacterial-killing type IV secretion system as a hidden antifungal device},
  author = {Long Lin and Zhiyuan Zhang and Hongda Fang and Yicheng Yang and Xiuyuan Li and Han Chen and Min Tao and Yuhan Dong and Bingxin Wang and Danyu Shen and Xiaolong Shao and Limin Wang and Jinshui Zheng and Mengcen Wang and Fengquan Liu and Guoliang Qian},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Science Advances},
  doi = {10.1126/sciadv.aeg3743},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aeg3743}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - A bacterial-killing type IV secretion system as a hidden antifungal device
AU  - Long Lin
AU  - Zhiyuan Zhang
AU  - Hongda Fang
AU  - Yicheng Yang
AU  - Xiuyuan Li
AU  - Han Chen
AU  - Min Tao
AU  - Yuhan Dong
AU  - Bingxin Wang
AU  - Danyu Shen
AU  - Xiaolong Shao
AU  - Limin Wang
AU  - Jinshui Zheng
AU  - Mengcen Wang
AU  - Fengquan Liu
AU  - Guoliang Qian
PY  - 2026
JO  - Science Advances
DO  - 10.1126/sciadv.aeg3743
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Lin, L., Zhang, Z., Fang, H., Yang, Y., Li, X., Chen, H., Tao, M., Dong, Y., Wang, B., Shen, D., Shao, X., Wang, L., Zheng, J., Wang, M., Liu, F., & Qian, G. (2026). A bacterial-killing type IV secretion system as a hidden antifungal device. Science Advances. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aeg3743

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