Antibiotic tolerance is associated with a broad and complex transcriptional response in E. coli

Abstract Antibiotic treatment kills a large portion of a population, while a small, tolerant subpopulation survives. Tolerant bacteria disrupt antibiotic efficacy and increase the likelihood that a population gains antibiotic resistance, a growing health concern. We examined how E. coli transcriptio...

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Main Authors: Heather S. Deter, Tahmina Hossain, Nicholas C. Butzin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-85509-7