Definitions and guidelines for research on antibiotic persistence

Nathalie Q. Balaban; Sophie Hélaine; Kim Lewis; Martin Ackermann; Bree B. Aldridge; Dan I. Andersson; Mark P. Brynildsen; Dirk Bumann; Andrew Camilli; James J. Collins; Christoph Dehio; Sarah M. Fortune; Jean‐Marc Ghigo; Wolf‐Dietrich Hardt; Alexander Harms; Matthias Heinemann; Deborah T. Hung; Urs Jenal; Bruce R. Levin; Jan Michiels; Gisela Storz; Man-Wah Tan; Tanel Tenson; Laurence Van Melderen; Annelies S. Zinkernagel

doi:10.1038/s41579-019-0196-3

Keywords

Persistence (discontinuity)Multidrug toleranceAntibioticsBiologyAntibiotic resistanceAntibiotic therapyIntensive care medicineBacteriaMicrobiologyMedicineGeneticsBiofilm

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Year: 2019
Type: review
Volume: 17
Issue: 7
Pages: 441-448
Citations: 1150
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                                    Nathalie Q. Balaban, 
                                
                                    Sophie Hélaine, 
                                
                                    Kim Lewis
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2019). 
                            Definitions and guidelines for research on antibiotic persistence. 
                            Nature Reviews Microbiology
                            , 17
                            (7)
                            , 441-448.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/s41579-019-0196-3
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/s41579-019-0196-3