Sublethal Levels of Antibiotics Promote Bacterial Persistence in Epithelial Cells

Abstract Antibiotic therapy and host cells frequently fail to eliminate invasive bacterial pathogens due to the emergence of antibiotic resistance, resulting in the relapse and recurrence of infections. Bacteria evolve various strategies to persist and survive in epithelial cells, a front‐line barri...

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Main Authors: Xiaoye Liu, Fei Liu, Shuangyang Ding, Jianzhong Shen, Kui Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-09-01
Series:Advanced Science
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.201900840