Soft rot pathogen 3937 produces tailocins resembling the tails of P2.

Tailocins are nanomolecular machines with bactericidal activity. They are produced by bacteria to contribute to fitness in mixed communities, and hence, they play a critical role in their ecology in a variety of habitats. Here, we characterized the new tailocin produced by strain 3937, a well-characterized member of plant pathogenic Soft Rot (SRP).