Host Cell Oxidative Stress Induces Dormant Staphylococcus aureus Persisters

ABSTRACT Persisters are transiently nongrowing and antibiotic-tolerant phenotypic variants identified in major human pathogens, including intracellular Staphylococcus aureus. Due to their capacity to regrow once the environmental stress is relieved and to promote resistance, persisters possibly cont...

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Main Authors: Frédéric Peyrusson, Tiep Khac Nguyen, Tome Najdovski, Françoise Van Bambeke
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2022-02-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.02313-21