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. 2023 Jan 22;11(2):290. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms11020290

Table 1.

T3SS family classification [6,8].

T3SS Family Known Members Known Relevant Hosts
Ysc Yersinia enterocolitica
Yersinia pestis
Yersinia pseudotuberculosis
Humans, rodents, insects
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Pseudomonas mosselii
Pseudomonas otitidis
Humans, plants, insects
Aeromonas spp. Humans, fish
Vibrio alginolyticus
Vibrio harveyi
Vibrio parahaemolyticus
Humans, fish, mollusks
Inv/Mxi-Spa Yersinia ruckeri Salmonid fish
Salmonella enterica
Salmonella bongori
Humans
Shigella boydii Humans
Burkholderia spp. Mammals
Ssa-Esc Salmonella enterica Humans
Yersinia pseudotuberculosis
Yersinia enterocolitica
Yersinia kristensenii
Humans, rodents
Edwardsiella ictaluri Humans, fish
Vibrio aquimaris
Vibrio coralliilyticus
Vibrio pectenicida
Fish, mollusks
Hrp/Hrc1 Erwinia amylovora Plants
Pantoea agglomerans Plants
Pseudomonas syringae Plants
Vibrio cholerae
Vibrio parahaemolyticus
Vibrio pectenicida
Humans, fish, mollusks
Hrp/Hrc2 Ralstonia solanacearum Plants
Xanthomonas spp. Plants
Burkholderia spp. Plants
Chlamydiales Chlamydia muridarum
Chlamydophila pneumoniae
Mammals, birds, protists
Rhizobiales Rhizobium spp. Leguminous plants
Myxococcales Myxococcus spp.
Desulfovibrionales Desulfovibrio vulgaris Humans