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A Proteomic Signature of Dormancy in the Actinobacterium Micrococcus luteus
8 May 2017
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ABSTRACT Dormancy is a protective state in which diverse bacteria, including Mycobacterium tuberculosis , Staphylococcus aureus , Treponema pallidum (syphilis), and Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme disease), curtail metabolic activity to survive external stresses, including antibiotics. Evidence suggests dormancy consists of a continuum of interrelated states, including viable but nonculturable (VBNC) and persistence...
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