Slow and steady wins the race: an examination of bacterial persistence

Slow and steady wins the race: an examination of bacterial persistence

Bacterial persistence is a state of metabolic dormancy among a small fraction (<1%) of a genetically identical population of cells that, as a result, becomes transiently resistant to environmental stressors. Such cells, called persisters, are able to survive indeterminate periods of exposure...

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Main Authors: Tara L. Renbarger, Jennifer M. Baker, W. Matthew Sattley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIMS Press 2017-03-01
Series:AIMS Microbiology
Subjects:
bacterial persistence
persister cell
toxin-antitoxin module
antibiotic resistance
biofilm
Online Access:http://www.aimspress.com/microbiology/article/1345/fulltext.html

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