Antibiotic Persistence as a Metabolic Adaptation: Stress, Metabolism, the Host, and New Directions
Persistence is a phenomenon during which a small fraction of a total bacterial population survives treatment with high concentrations of antibiotics for an extended period of time. In conjunction with biofilms, antibiotic persisters represent a major cause of recalcitrant and recurring infections, r...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2018-02-01
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| Series: | Pharmaceuticals |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8247/11/1/14 |