Persister Cells

Bacterial Biofilms: A Common Cause of Persistent Infections

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Antimicrobial peptides of multicellular organisms

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Construction of Escherichia coli K‐12 in‐frame, single‐gene knockout mutants: the Keio collection

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Antibiotic resistance of bacteria in biofilms

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Antibacterial resistance worldwide: causes, challenges and responses

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A Common Mechanism of Cellular Death Induced by Bactericidal Antibiotics

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Bacterial Persistence as a Phenotypic Switch

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Stochasticity in gene expression: from theories to phenotypes

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Chemotaxis in Escherichia coli analysed by Three-dimensional Tracking

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Persister cells, dormancy and infectious disease

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Single-cell Raman spectroscopy identifies Escherichia coli persisters and reveals their enhanced metabolic activities

Wang, C., Chen, R., Xu, J., & Jin, L. (2022) · Frontiers in Microbiology · doi:10.3389/fmicb.2022.936726 · Cited by 25

Type I toxin-antitoxin systems in bacteria: from regulation to biological functions

Shore, S. F. H., Leinberger, F. H., Fozo, E. M., & Berghoff, B. A. (2024) · EcoSal Plus · doi:10.1128/ecosalplus.esp-0025-2022 · Cited by 26

Phenotypic Heterogeneity Affects Stenotrophomonas maltophilia K279a Colony Morphotypes and β-Lactamase Expression

Abda, E. M., Krysciak, D., Krohn-Molt, I., Mamat, U., Schmeisser, C., Förstner, K. U., Schaible, U. E., Kohl, T. A., Niemann, S., & Streit, W. R. (2015) · Frontiers in Microbiology · doi:10.3389/fmicb.2015.01373 · Cited by 25

The Small Colony Variant of Listeria monocytogenes Is More Tolerant to Antibiotics and Has Altered Survival in RAW 264.7 Murine Macrophages

Curtis, T. D., Gram, L., & Knudsen, G. M. (2016) · Frontiers in Microbiology · doi:10.3389/fmicb.2016.01056 · Cited by 26

Hypothesis: type I toxin–antitoxin genes enter the persistence field—a feedback mechanism explaining membrane homoeostasis

Gerdes, K. (2016) · Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · doi:10.1098/rstb.2016.0189 · Cited by 25

Physiologically distinct subpopulations formed in Escherichia coli cultures in response to heat shock

Bruhn‐Olszewska, B., Szczepaniak, P., Matuszewska, E., Kuczyńska‐Wiśnik, D., Stojowska‐Swędrzyńska, K., Moruno-Algara, M., & Laskowska, E. (2018) · Microbiological Research · doi:10.1016/j.micres.2018.02.002 · Cited by 25

In vitro testing of a first-in-class tri-alkylnorspermidine-biaryl antibiotic in an anti-biofilm silicone coating

Ashton, N. N., Allyn, G., Porter, S. T., Haussener, T. J., Sebahar, P. R., Looper, R., & Williams, D. L. (2019) · Acta Biomaterialia · doi:10.1016/j.actbio.2019.02.010 · Cited by 25

Using Maximum Entropy Production to Describe Microbial Biogeochemistry Over Time and Space in a Meromictic Pond

Vallino, J. J., & Huber, J. A. (2018) · Frontiers in Environmental Science · doi:10.3389/fenvs.2018.00100 · Cited by 25

Eco-evolutionary feedbacks mediated by bacterial membrane vesicles

Zlatkov, N., Nadeem, A., Uhlin, B. E., & Wai, S. N. (2020) · FEMS Microbiology Reviews · doi:10.1093/femsre/fuaa047 · Cited by 28

Novel concepts in evaluating antimicrobial therapy for bacterial lung infections in patients with cystic fibrosis

Rogers, G. B., Hoffman, L. R., & Döring, G. (2011) · Journal of Cystic Fibrosis · doi:10.1016/j.jcf.2011.06.014 · Cited by 24

Expression of Stress and Virulence Genes in Escherichia coli O157:H7 Heat Shocked in Fresh Dairy Compost

and, R. S., & Jiang, X. (2015) · Journal of Food Protection · doi:10.4315/0362-028x.jfp-13-529 · Cited by 24

Sleeper cells: the stringent response and persistence in the Borreliella ( Borrelia ) burgdorferi enzootic cycle

Cabello, F. C., Godfrey, H. P., Bugrysheva, J. V., & Newman, S. A. (2017) · Environmental Microbiology · doi:10.1111/1462-2920.13897 · Cited by 24

Formation of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Persister Cells in the Lettuce Phyllosphere and Application of Differential Equation Models To Predict Their Prevalence on Lettuce Plants in the Field

Munther, D. S., Carter, M. Q., Aldric, C. V., Ivanek, R., & Brandl, M. T. (2019) · Applied and Environmental Microbiology · doi:10.1128/aem.01602-19 · Cited by 24

Metronidazole-Treated Porphyromonas gingivalis Persisters Invade Human Gingival Epithelial Cells and Perturb Innate Responses

Wang, C., Cheng, T., Li, X., & Jin, L. (2020) · Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy · doi:10.1128/aac.02529-19 · Cited by 24

Pseudomonas Can Survive Tailocin Killing via Persistence-Like and Heterogenous Resistance Mechanisms

Kandel, P. P., Baltrus, D. A., & Hockett, K. L. (2020) · Journal of Bacteriology · doi:10.1128/jb.00142-20 · Cited by 24

Contribution of biofilm formation genetic locus, pgaABCD, to antibiotic resistance development in gut microbiome

Lin, D., Chen, K., Guo, J., Ye, L., Li, R., Chan, E. W., & Chen, S. (2020) · Gut Microbes · doi:10.1080/19490976.2020.1842992 · Cited by 27

Microbial Biofilms at Meat-Processing Plant as Possible Places of Bacteria Survival

Nikolaev, Y. A., Yushina, Y. K., Mardanov, A. V., Gruzdev, E. V., Tikhonova, E. N., El-Registan, G. I., Beletskiy, A. V., Semenova, A., Zaiko, E. V., Султановна, Б. Д., et al. (2022) · Microorganisms · doi:10.3390/microorganisms10081583 · Cited by 24

Survival Strategies and Stress Adaptations in Halophilic Archaebacteria

Saini, A., Kumar, A., Singh, G., & Giri, S. K. (2023) · ACS symposium series · doi:10.1021/bk-2023-1434.ch001 · Cited by 24

Latent Tuberculosis: Challenges in Diagnosis and Treatment, Perspectives, and the Crucial Role of Biomarkers

Palanivel, J., Sounderrajan, V., Thangam, T., Rao, S. S., Shakila, H., & Parthasarathy, K. (2023) · Current Microbiology · doi:10.1007/s00284-023-03491-x · Cited by 24

Rethinking the control of Streptococcus suis infection: Biofilm formation

Wang, H., Fan, Q., Wang, Y., Yi, L., & Wang, Y. (2024) · Veterinary Microbiology · doi:10.1016/j.vetmic.2024.110005 · Cited by 24

A novel approach combining the Calgary Biofilm Device and Phenotype MicroArray for the characterization of the chemical sensitivity of bacterial biofilms

Santopolo, L., Marchi, E., Frediani, L., Decorosi, F., Viti, C., & Giovannetti, L. (2012) · Biofouling · doi:10.1080/08927014.2012.726352 · Cited by 24

Structural effects on persister control by brominated furanones

Pan, J., & Ren, D. (2013) · Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters · doi:10.1016/j.bmcl.2013.10.070 · Cited by 24

Vancomycin tolerance in Gram‐positive cocci

Moscoso, M., Domenech, M., & Garcı́a, E. (2011) · Environmental Microbiology Reports · doi:10.1111/j.1758-2229.2011.00254.x · Cited by 24

Assessing Pseudomonas aeruginosa Persister/Antibiotic Tolerant Cells

Hazan, R., Maura, D., Que, Y., & Rahme, L. G. (2014) · Methods in molecular biology · doi:10.1007/978-1-4939-0473-0_54 · Cited by 24

Controlled cellular redox, repressive hemin utilization and adaptive stress responses are crucial to metronidazole tolerance of Porphyromonas gingivalis persisters

Li, P., Fung, Y. M. E., Yin, X., Seneviratne, C. J., Che, C., & Jin, L. (2018) · Journal Of Clinical Periodontology · doi:10.1111/jcpe.13002 · Cited by 24

Forecasting cell fate during antibiotic exposure using stochastic gene expression

Rossi, N. A., Meouche, I. E., & Dunlop, M. J. (2019) · Communications Biology · doi:10.1038/s42003-019-0509-0 · Cited by 25

Methylene Blue Is an Effective Disclosing Agent for Identifying Bacterial Biofilms on Orthopaedic Implants

Shaw, J. D., Brodke, D. S., Williams, D. L., & Ashton, N. N. (2020) · Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery · doi:10.2106/jbjs.20.00091 · Cited by 24

RAFT-derived polymethacrylates as a superior treatment for recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis by targeting biotic biofilms and persister cells

Wu, X., Zhang, S., Xu, X., Shen, L., Xu, B., Qu, W., Zhuang, W., Locock, K., Deighton, M., & Qu, Y. (2019) · Frontiers in Microbiology · doi:10.3389/fmicb.2019.02592 · Cited by 23

Molecular mechanisms and environmental adaptations of flagellar loss and biofilm growth of Rhodanobacter under environmental stress

Chen, M., Trotter, V. V., Walian, P. J., Chen, Y., Lopez, R., Lui, L. M., Nielsen, T., Malana, R. G., Thorgersen, M. P., Hendrickson, A. J., et al. (2024) · The ISME Journal · doi:10.1093/ismejo/wrae151 · Cited by 23

Antimicrobial resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae : an overview of common mechanisms and a current Canadian perspective

Braun, H., Perera, S. R., Tremblay, Y. D. N., & Thomassin, J. (2024) · Canadian Journal of Microbiology · doi:10.1139/cjm-2024-0032 · Cited by 23

Rethinking dormancy: Antibiotic persisters are metabolically active, non-growing cells

Rahman, K. M. T., Amaratunga, R., Butzin, X. Y., Singh, A., Hossain, T., & Butzin, N. C. (2024) · International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents · doi:10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2024.107386 · Cited by 23

Priestia megaterium cells are primed for surviving lethal doses of antibiotics and chemical stress

Guha, M., Singh, A., & Butzin, N. C. (2025) · Communications Biology · doi:10.1038/s42003-025-07639-2 · Cited by 25

Detection to Disruption: A Comprehensive Review of Bacterial Biofilms and Therapeutic Advances

Maroju, P. A., Sidhu, A. S., Motaganahalli, A. R., Minto, R. E., Zor, F., Kelley-Patteson, C., Rahimi, R., Hassanein, A. H., & Sinha, M. (2026) · Antibiotics · doi:10.3390/antibiotics15040396 · Cited by 23

Microbial biofilms and human disease: A concise review

Yadav, M., Song, J., Singh, B. P., & Vidal, J. E. (2020) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-444-64279-0.00001-3 · Cited by 23

Elevated Expression of Toxin TisB Protects Persister Cells against Ciprofloxacin but Enhances Susceptibility to Mitomycin C

Edelmann, D. B., Leinberger, F. H., Schmid, N. E., Oberpaul, M., Schäberle, T. F., & Berghoff, B. A. (2021) · Microorganisms · doi:10.3390/microorganisms9050943 · Cited by 27

The classification of bacterial survival strategies in the presence of antimicrobials

Chebotar, I. V., Emelyanova, M., Bocharova, Y. A., Mayanskiy, N. A., Kopantseva, E., & Mikhailovich, V. M. (2021) · Microbial Pathogenesis · doi:10.1016/j.micpath.2021.104901 · Cited by 27

Single cell analyses reveal distinct adaptation of typhoidal and non-typhoidal Salmonella enterica serovars to intracellular lifestyle

Reuter, T., Scharte, F., Franzkoch, R., Liss, V., & Hensel, M. (2021) · PLoS Pathogens · doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1009319 · Cited by 23

Possible stochastic sex determination in Bursaphelenchus nematodes

Shinya, R., Sun, S., Dayı, M., Tsai, I. J., Miyama, A., Chen, A. F., Hasegawa, K., Antoshechkin, I. A., Kikuchi, T., & Sternberg, P. W. (2022) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/s41467-022-30173-2 · Cited by 23

Mathematical modeling of dormant cell formation in growing biofilm

Chihara, K., Matsumoto, S., Kagawa, Y., & Tsuneda, S. (2015) · Frontiers in Microbiology · doi:10.3389/fmicb.2015.00534 · Cited by 23

Extensive In Vivo Resilience of Persistent Salmonella

Barat, S., Steeb, B., Mazé, A., & Bumann, D. (2012) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0042007 · Cited by 23

Peptide‐nucleotide antibiotic Microcin C is a potent inducer of stringent response and persistence in both sensitive and producing cells

Piskunova, J., Maisonneuve, E., Germain, E., Gerdes, K., & Severinov, K. (2017) · Molecular Microbiology · doi:10.1111/mmi.13640 · Cited by 23

When sensing is gambling: An experimental system reveals how plasticity can generate tunable bet‐hedging strategies

Maxwell, C. S., & Magwene, P. M. (2017) · Evolution · doi:10.1111/evo.13199 · Cited by 23

Contribution of the Chromosomal ccdAB Operon to Bacterial Drug Tolerance

Gupta, K., Tripathi, A., Sahu, A., & Varadarajan, R. (2017) · Journal of Bacteriology · doi:10.1128/jb.00397-17 · Cited by 23

Oxidative Stress Influences Pseudomonas aeruginosa Susceptibility to Antibiotics and Reduces Its Pathogenesis in Host

Mohamed, F. A., Shaker, G. H., & Askoura, M. (2020) · Current Microbiology · doi:10.1007/s00284-019-01858-7 · Cited by 23

Anti-Biofilm Properties of Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM I-3856 and Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus ATCC 53103 Probiotics against G. vaginalis

Sabbatini, S., Monari, C., Ballet, N., Decherf, A. C., Bozza, S., Camilloni, B., Perito, S., & Vecchiarelli, A. (2020) · Microorganisms · doi:10.3390/microorganisms8091294 · Cited by 23

Microfluidic Single-Cell Phenotyping of the Activity of Peptide-Based Antimicrobials

Cama, J., & Pagliara, S. (2020) · Methods in molecular biology · doi:10.1007/978-1-0716-0928-6_16 · Cited by 23

A Bacterial Toxin Perturbs Intracellular Amino Acid Balance To Induce Persistence

Zhou, X., Eckart, M. R., & Shapiro, L. (2021) · mBio · doi:10.1128/mbio.03020-20 · Cited by 23

Persister control by leveraging dormancy associated reduction of antibiotic efflux

Roy, S., Bahar, A. A., Gu, H., Nangia, S., Sauer, K., & Ren, D. (2021) · PLoS Pathogens · doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1010144 · Cited by 24

Drug tolerance and persistence in bacteria, fungi and cancer cells: Role of non-genetic heterogeneity

El Meouche, I., Jain, P., Jolly, M. K., & Capp, J.-P. (2024) · Translational Oncology · doi:10.1016/j.tranon.2024.102069 · Cited by 22

Phenotypic heterogeneity in bacteria: the rise of antibiotic persistence, clinical implications, and therapeutic opportunities

Pani, S., & Mohapatra, S. S. (2024) · Archives of Microbiology · doi:10.1007/s00203-024-04173-3 · Cited by 23

The msaABCR Operon Regulates Persister Formation by Modulating Energy Metabolism in Staphylococcus aureus

Pandey, S., Sahukhal, G. S., & Elasri, M. O. (2021) · Frontiers in Microbiology · doi:10.3389/fmicb.2021.657753 · Cited by 22

Indole decreases the virulence of pathogenic vibrios belonging to the Harveyi clade

Zhang, S., Yang, Q., & Defoirdt, T. (2021) · Journal of Applied Microbiology · doi:10.1111/jam.15227 · Cited by 22

Nanoparticles Promote Bacterial Antibiotic Tolerance via Inducing Hyperosmotic Stress Response

Zhang, P., Qiu, Y., Wang, Y., Xiao, L., Yu, S., Shi, M., Ni, Y., Miron, R. J., Pu, Y., & Zhang, Y. (2022) · Small · doi:10.1002/smll.202105525 · Cited by 22

Vaccine development against tuberculosis before and after Covid-19

Kaufmann, S. H. E. (2023) · Frontiers in Immunology · doi:10.3389/fimmu.2023.1273938 · Cited by 22

Emerging Issues and Initial Insights into Bacterial Biofilms: From Orthopedic Infection to Metabolomics

Mirzaei, R., Campoccia, D., Ravaioli, S., & Arciola, C. R. (2024) · Antibiotics · doi:10.3390/antibiotics13020184 · Cited by 22

The Type I toxin–antitoxin par locus from Enterococcus faecalis plasmid pAD1: RNA regulation by both cis- and trans-acting elements

Weaver, K. E. (2014) · Plasmid · doi:10.1016/j.plasmid.2014.10.001 · Cited by 22

Shotgun proteomics of bacterial pathogens: advances, challenges and clinical implications

Šemanjski, M., & Maček, B. (2015) · Expert Review of Proteomics · doi:10.1586/14789450.2016.1132168 · Cited by 22

Higher-Order Structure in Bacterial VapBC Toxin-Antitoxin Complexes

Bendtsen, K. L., & Brodersen, D. E. (2017) · Sub-cellular biochemistry/Subcellular biochemistry · doi:10.1007/978-3-319-46503-6_14 · Cited by 22

Variation in formation of persister cells against colistin in Acinetobacter baumannii isolates and its relationship with treatment failure

Chung, E. S., Wi, Y. M., & Ko, K. S. (2017) · Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy · doi:10.1093/jac/dkx102 · Cited by 22

Fate and Persistence of a Pathogenic NDM-1-Positive Escherichia coli Strain in Anaerobic and Aerobic Sludge Microcosms

Mantilla‐Calderon, D., & Hong, P. (2017) · Applied and Environmental Microbiology · doi:10.1128/aem.00640-17 · Cited by 22

The role of ATP pools in persister cell formation in (fluoro)quinolone-susceptible and -resistant strains of Salmonella enterica ser. Typhimurium

Braetz, S., Schwerk, P., Thompson, A., Tedin, K., & Fulde, M. (2017) · Veterinary Microbiology · doi:10.1016/j.vetmic.2017.09.007 · Cited by 22

Prosthetic joint infections present diverse and unique microbial communities using combined whole-genome shotgun sequencing and culturing methods

Weaver, A. A., Hasan, N. A., Klaassen, M. A., Karathia, H., Colwell, R. R., & Shrout, J. D. (2019) · Journal of Medical Microbiology · doi:10.1099/jmm.0.001068 · Cited by 22

A novel type I toxin-antitoxin system modulates persister cell formation in Staphylococcus aureus

Gul, H., Zhu, J., & Sun, B. (2020) · International Journal of Medical Microbiology · doi:10.1016/j.ijmm.2020.151400 · Cited by 22

Molecular Design of a Signaling System Influences Noise in Protein Abundance under Acid Stress in Different Gammaproteobacteria

Brameyer, S., Hoyer, E. A., Bibinger, S., Burdack, K., Lassak, J., & Jung, K. (2020) · Journal of Bacteriology · doi:10.1128/jb.00121-20 · Cited by 22

Biological and Physico-Chemical Characteristics of Arginine-Rich Peptide Gemini Surfactants with Lysine and Cystine Spacers

Neubauer, D., Jaśkiewicz, M., Bauer, M., Olejniczak-Kęder, A., Sikorska, E., Sikora, K., & Kamysz, W. (2021) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · doi:10.3390/ijms22073299 · Cited by 22

Destructing biofilms by cationic dextran through phase transition

Li, Y., Wang, S., Xing, Z., Niu, Y., Liao, Z., Lu, Y., Qiu, J., Zhang, J., Wang, C., & Dong, L. (2021) · Carbohydrate Polymers · doi:10.1016/j.carbpol.2021.118778 · Cited by 22

Identification of type II toxin-antitoxin modules inBurkholderia pseudomallei

Butt, A. T., Müller, C., Harmer, N. J., & Titball, R. W. (2012) · FEMS Microbiology Letters · doi:10.1111/1574-6968.12032 · Cited by 22

Phenotypic Heterogeneity in Pathogens

Sherry, J., & Rego, E. H. (2024) · Annual Review of Genetics · doi:10.1146/annurev-genet-111523-102459 · Cited by 22

Anaerobic nitrate respiration in the aerobe Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2): helping maintain a proton gradient during dormancy

Sawers, R. G., Fischer, M., & Falke, D. (2019) · Environmental Microbiology Reports · doi:10.1111/1758-2229.12781 · Cited by 22

Effective photodynamic therapy against microbial populations in human deep tissue abscess aspirates

Haidaris, C. G., Foster, T. H., Waldman, D. L., Mathes, E. J., McNamara, J., & Curran, T. M. (2013) · Lasers in Surgery and Medicine · doi:10.1002/lsm.22171 · Cited by 21

Relation between Antibiotic Susceptibility and Ultrastructure of Staphylococcus aureus Biofilms on Surgical Suture

Wells, C. L., Henry‐Stanley, M. J., Barnes, A. M. T., Dunny, G. M., & Hess, D. J. (2011) · Surgical Infections · doi:10.1089/sur.2010.104 · Cited by 21

Human Granulocyte Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor Enhances Antibiotic Susceptibility of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Persister Cells

Choudhary, G., Yao, X., Wang, J., Peng, B., Bader, R. A., & Ren, D. (2015) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/srep17315 · Cited by 21

Analyzing Persister Physiology with Fluorescence-Activated Cell Sorting

Orman, M. A., Henry, T. C., DeCoste, C. J., & Brynildsen, M. P. (2015) · Methods in molecular biology · doi:10.1007/978-1-4939-2854-5_8 · Cited by 21

Understanding plasma biofilm interactions for controlling infection and virulence

Flynn, P. B., & Gilmore, B. (2018) · Journal of Physics D Applied Physics · doi:10.1088/1361-6463/aac475 · Cited by 22

SmpB down-regulates proton-motive force for the persister tolerance to aminoglycosides in Aeromonas veronii

Liu, Z., Hu, K., Tang, Y., Li, H., Tang, H., Hu, X., Ma, X., & Liu, Z. (2018) · Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications · doi:10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.11.052 · Cited by 21

NapM enhances the survival of Mycobacterium tuberculosis under stress and in macrophages

Liu, Y., Xie, Z., Zhou, X., Li, W., Zhang, H., & He, Z. (2019) · Communications Biology · doi:10.1038/s42003-019-0314-9 · Cited by 21

Pectic Oligosaccharides from Cranberry Prevent Quiescence and Persistence in the Uropathogenic Escherichia coli CFT073

Sun, J., Deering, R. W., Peng, Z., Najia, L. M., Khoo, C., Cohen, P. S., Seeram, N. P., & Rowley, D. C. (2019) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-019-56005-w · Cited by 21

Role of Toxin-Antitoxin-Regulated Persister Population and Indole in Bacterial Heat Tolerance

Masuda, Y., Sakamoto, E., Honjoh, K., & Miyamoto, T. (2020) · Applied and Environmental Microbiology · doi:10.1128/aem.00935-20 · Cited by 21

A branching process model for dormancy and seed banks in randomly fluctuating environments

Blath, J., Hermann, F., & Slowik, M. (2021) · Journal of Mathematical Biology · doi:10.1007/s00285-021-01639-6 · Cited by 21

Post‐transcriptional deregulation of the tisB / istR ‐1 toxin–antitoxin system promotes SOS ‐independent persister formation in Escherichia coli

Edelmann, D. B., Oberpaul, M., Schäberle, T. F., & Berghoff, B. A. (2020) · Environmental Microbiology Reports · doi:10.1111/1758-2229.12919 · Cited by 22

Genome of Enterobacteriophage Lula/phi80 and Insights into Its Ability To Spread in the Laboratory Environment

Rotman, E. R., Kouzminova, E. A., Plunkett, G., & Kuzminov, A. (2012) · Journal of Bacteriology · doi:10.1128/jb.01353-12 · Cited by 21

Biofilms

Chew, S. C., & Yang, L. (2015) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-384947-2.00069-6 · Cited by 21

The toxin GraT inhibits ribosome biogenesis

Ainelo, A., Tamman, H., Leppik, M., Rèmme, J., & Hõrak, R. (2016) · Molecular Microbiology · doi:10.1111/mmi.13344 · Cited by 20

Development of an In Vitro Assay for Detection of Drug-Induced Resuscitation-Promoting-Factor-Dependent Mycobacteria

Loraine, J., Pu, F., Turapov, O. A., & Mukamolova, G. V. (2016) · Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy · doi:10.1128/aac.00518-16 · Cited by 20

Sea snake cathelicidin (Hc-cath) exerts a protective effect in mouse models of lung inflammation and infection

Carlile, S. R., Shiels, J., Kerrigan, L., Delaney, R., Megaw, J., Gilmore, B., Weldon, S., Dalton, J. P., & Taggart, C. C. (2019) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-019-42537-8 · Cited by 20

Mechanosensitive Channels Mediate Hypoionic Shock-Induced Aminoglycoside Potentiation against Bacterial Persisters by Enhancing Antibiotic Uptake

Lv, B., Zeng, Y., Zhang, H., Li, Z., Xu, Z., Wang, Y., Gao, Y., Chen, Y., & Fu, X. (2021) · Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy · doi:10.1128/aac.01125-21 · Cited by 22

n-Butanol Potentiates Subinhibitory Aminoglycosides against Bacterial Persisters and Multidrug-Resistant MRSA by Rapidly Enhancing Antibiotic Uptake

Lv, B., Bian, M., Huang, X., Sun, F., Gao, Y., Wang, Y., Fu, Y., Yang, B., & Fu, X. (2022) · ACS Infectious Diseases · doi:10.1021/acsinfecdis.1c00559 · Cited by 20

A Shift in Perspective: A Role for the Type I Toxin TisB as Persistence-Stabilizing Factor

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