Non-Monotonic Survival of Staphylococcus aureus with Respect to Ciprofloxacin Concentration Arises from Prophage-Dependent Killing of Persisters
Staphylococcus aureus is a notorious pathogen with a propensity to cause chronic, non-healing wounds. Bacterial persisters have been implicated in the recalcitrance of S. aureus infections, and this motivated us to examine the persistence of S. aureus to ciprofloxacin, a quinolone antibiotic. Upon t...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2015-11-01
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Series: | Pharmaceuticals |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8247/8/4/778 |