Tolerant, Growing Cells from Nutrient Shifts Are Not Persister Cells

ABSTRACT There is much controversy about the metabolic state of cells that are tolerant to antibiotics, known as persister cells. In this opinion piece, we offer an explanation for the discrepancy seen: some laboratories are studying metabolically active and growing cell populations (e.g., as a resu...

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Main Authors: Jun-Seob Kim, Thomas K. Wood
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/ac9658f524614a788ce887251bff024c
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