Model systems to investigate bacterial persistence to antibacterial agents
Bacterial persistence describes the phenotypic variation displayed by clonal bacterial populations which permits a small fraction of cells to survive exposure to antimicrobials. The phenomenon was first described in the 19405 by Joseph Bigger who observed that penicillin could not sterilize a cultur...
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University of Leeds
2012
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.590484 |