Persistent bacterial infections and persister cells

Nature Reviews Microbiology 15, 453 (2017).
doi:10.1038/nrmicro.2017.42

Authors: Robert A. Fisher, Bridget Gollan & Sophie Helaine
Many bacteria can infect and persist inside their hosts for long periods of time. This can be due to immunosuppression of the host, immune evasion by the pathogen and/or ineffective killing by antibiotics. Bacteria can survive antibiotic treatment if they are resistant or tolerant to

Source: Nature Reviews Microbiology - May 22, 2017 Category: Microbiology Authors: Robert A. Fisher Bridget Gollan Sophie Helaine Tags: Review Source Type: research