Yuting Yuan

Biofilm/Persister/Stationary Phase Bacteria Cause More Severe Disease Than Log Phase Bacteria II Infection with Persister Forms of Staphylococcus aureus Causes a Chronic Persistent Skin Infection with More Severe Lesion that Takes Longer to Heal and is not Eradicated by the Current Recommended Treatment in Mice

Biofilm/Persister/Stationary Phase Bacteria Cause More Severe Disease Than Log Phase Bacteria IBiofilm Borrelia burgdorferi Not Only Display More Tolerance to Lyme Antibiotics But Also Cause More Severe Pathology In a Mouse Arthritis Model: Implications for Understanding Persistence, PTLDS and Treatment Failure

This study shows that biofilm and persister forms of Borrelia burgdorferi cause more severe arthritis in mice than log phase forms, suggesting their role in persistent Lyme disease.