On the Race to Starvation: How Do Bacteria Survive High Doses of Antibiotics?
Mol Cell
; 68(6): 1019-1021, 2017 12 21.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29272702
ABSTRACT
In this issue of Molecular Cell, Gutierrez et al. (2017) unravel a bacterial survival strategy that they term "density-dependent persistence" or DDP. The authors demonstrate that the majority of isogenic cells in bacterial populations survive lethal antibiotic doses once bacteria consume nutrients and enter stationary growth phase.
Texto completo:
1
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Bactérias
/
Antibacterianos
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2017
Tipo de documento:
Article