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Secretion systems are protein complexes essential for bacterial virulence and potential targets for antivirulence drugs. In the intracellular pathogen Brucella suis, a type IV secretion system mediates the translocation of virulence factors into host cells and it is essential for pathogenicity. VirB8 is a core component of the secretion system and dimerization is important for functionality of the...