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- Title
Persister cells, dormancy and infectious disease.
- Authors
Lewis, Kim
- Abstract
Several well-recognized puzzles in microbiology have remained unsolved for decades. These include latent bacterial infections, unculturable microorganisms, persister cells and biofilm multidrug tolerance. Accumulating evidence suggests that these seemingly disparate phenomena result from the ability of bacteria to enter into a dormant (non-dividing) state. The molecular mechanisms that underlie the formation of dormant persister cells are now being unravelled and are the focus of this Review.
- Publication
Nature reviews. Microbiology, 2007, Vol 5, Issue 1, p48
- ISSN
1740-1534
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1038/nrmicro1557