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High persister cell formation by clinical Staphylococcus aureus strains belonging to clonal complex 30.
Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 Jul 2020
Liu Liping, Wang Ying, Bojer Martin Saxtorph, Andersen Paal Skytt, Ingmer Hanne
Abstract excerpt
Bacterial persisters form a subpopulation of cells that survive lethal concentrations of antibiotics without being genetically different from the susceptible population. They are generally considered to be phenotypic variants that spontaneously have entered a dormant state with low ATP levels or reduced membrane potential. In Staphylococcus aureus, a serious opportunistic human pathogen, persisters are believed...
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