Observation of persister cell histories reveals diverse modes of survival in antibiotic persistence
M. Umetani, M. Fujisawa, R. Okura, T. Nozoe, S. Suenaga, H. Nakaoka, E. Kussell, Y. Wakamoto
The paper characterizes persister cell dynamics in E. coli by tracking individual cells exposed to antibiotics, revealing diverse survival mechanisms depending on growth phase and antibiotic type.
bioRxiv · Oct 28, 2021Microbiology