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François Beaufay

Université Libre de BruxellesORCID 0000-0001-9853-0656Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Organism:E. coli· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1 Research Focus:variant effect prediction· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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Camille Froment· 1 shared Laurence Van MeldereniD· 1 shared Safia Zedek· 1 shared

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MicrobiologybioRxivPreprintAug 21, 2026

Bacterial persistence emerges mainly from antibiotic-specific networks rather than slow growth

François Beaufay, Camille Froment, Safia Zedek, Laurence Van Melderen

This study identifies antibiotic-specific pathways governing bacterial persistence in E. coli, showing persistence is largely independent of growth and depends on distinct physiological mechanisms for different antibiotics.

DOI 10.64898/2026.08.20.746038

E. coliwhole-genome sequencing

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