Bioenergetic stress potentiates antimicrobial resistance and persistence
Barry Li, Shivani Srivastava, Mustafa Shaikh, Gautam Mereddy, Madison R. Garcia, Eric N. Chiles, Avi Shah, Boatema Ofori-Anyinam, Tingyu Chu, Nicole J Cheney, Douglas McCloskey, Xiaoyang Su, Jason H. Yang
This study shows that bioenergetic stress from antibiotic treatment enhances antimicrobial resistance and persistence in E. coli through increased ROS, repair mechanisms, and stringent response activation.
Nature Communications · Jun 9, 2025Peer-reviewedMicrobiology