Article
Senescence can explain microbial persistence.
Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 Nov 2007
Klapper I, Gilbert P, Ayati B P, Dockery J, Stewart P S
Abstract excerpt
It has been known for many years that small fractions of persister cells resist killing in many bacterial colony-antimicrobial confrontations. These persisters are not believed to be mutants. Rather it has been hypothesized that they are phenotypic variants. Current models allow cells to switch in and out of the persister phenotype. Here, a different explanation is suggested for persistence, namely senescence....
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