Prophage Gifsy-1 Induction in Salmonella enterica Serovar Typhimurium Reduces Persister Cell Formation after Ciprofloxacin Exposure

ABSTRACT Persister cells are drug-tolerant bacteria capable of surviving antibiotic treatment despite the absence of heritable resistance mechanisms. It is generally thought that persister cells survive antibiotic exposure through the implementation of stress responses and/or energy-sparing strategi...

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Main Authors: Sebastian Braetz, Peter Schwerk, Nara Figueroa-Bossi, Karsten Tedin, Marcus Fulde
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2023-08-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.01874-23