Microbiology Group, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, USA. liang.shi@pnl.gov
Abstract:
MtrC and OmcA are cell surface-exposed lipoproteins important for reducing solid metal oxides. Deletions of type II secretion system (T2SS) genes reduced their extracellular release and their accessibility to the proteinase K treatment, demonstrating the direct involvement of T2SS in translocation of MtrC and OmcA to the bacterial cell surface.