Surviving as a Community: Antibiotic Tolerance and Persistence in Bacterial Biofilms

Biofilms are surface-associated bacterial communities that play both beneficial and harmful roles in nature, medicine, and industry. Tolerant and persister cells are thought to underlie biofilm-related bacterial recurrence in medical and industrial contexts. Here, we review recent progress aimed at...

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Published in:	Cell host & microbe Vol. 26; no. 1; p. 15
Main Authors:	Yan, Jing, Bassler, Bonnie L
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 10.07.2019
Subjects:	Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology Bacteria - drug effects Bacteria - growth & development Biofilms - drug effects Biofilms - growth & development Drug Resistance, Bacterial Drug Tolerance Microbial Viability - drug effects persistence bacteria antibiotic resistance tolerance biofilm
ISSN:	1934-6069, 1934-6069
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