Variations in the Morphology, Mechanics and Adhesion of Persister and Resister <i>E. coli</i> Cells in Response to Ampicillin: AFM Study

Persister bacterial cells are great at surviving antibiotics. The phenotypic means by which they do that are underexplored. As such, atomic force microscope (AFM) was used to quantify the contributions of the surface properties of the outer membrane of multidrug resistance (MDR)-<i>Escherichia...

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Main Authors: Samuel C. Uzoechi, Nehal I. Abu-Lail
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-05-01
Series:Antibiotics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/9/5/235