Heterogeneous bacterial persisters and engineering approaches to eliminate them

Kyle R. Allison; Mark P. Brynildsen; James J. Collins

doi:10.1016/j.mib.2011.09.002

Heterogeneous bacterial persisters and engineering approaches to eliminate them

Kyle R. Allison, Mark P. Brynildsen, James J. Collins

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Abstract

Bacterial persistence is a state in which a subpopulation of cells (persisters) survives antibiotic treatment, and has been implicated in the tolerance of clinical infections and the recalcitrance of biofilms. There has been a renewed interest in the role of bacterial persisters in treatment failure in light of a wealth of recent findings. Here we review recent laboratory studies of bacterial persistence. Further, we pose the hypothesis that each bacterial population may contain a diverse collection of persisters and discuss engineering strategies for persister eradication.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	593-598
Number of pages	6
Journal	Current opinion in microbiology
Volume	14
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mib.2011.09.002
State	Published - Oct 2011
Externally published	Yes

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Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases
Microbiology

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