Pharmacodynamics, Population Dynamics, and the Evolution of Persistence in Staphylococcus aureus

When growing populations of bacteria are confronted with bactericidal antibiotics, the vast majority of cells are killed, but subpopulations of genetically susceptible but phenotypically resistant bacteria survive. In accord with the prevailing view, these “persisters” are non- or slowly dividing ce...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Johnson, Paul J. T., Levin, Bruce R.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3536638/