High temperatures increase the virulence of Vibrio bacteria towards their coral host and competing bacteria via type VI secretion systems

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Weiquan Wang,

Affiliation Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China
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Kaihao Tang,

Affiliations Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Xiaoxue Wang

* E-mail: xxwang@scsio.ac.cn

Affiliations Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, China, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7257-1916

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