Rethinking dormancy: Antibiotic persisters are metabolically active, non-growing cells
These findings reveal that persisters are metabolically active, non-dividing cells, thereby challenging the traditional view that they are dormant.
Authors
- Abhyudai Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1451-2838)
- Tahmina Hossain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4017-3016)
- Nicholas C. Butzin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3807-8666)
- Xuan Yi Butzin
- Ruqayyah Amaratunga
- K. M. Taufiqur Rahman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6389-1013)
Institutions
- South Dakota State University (US)
- University of Delaware (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents
- Published
- 2024-11-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2024.107386
- Citations
- 13
- Primary Topic
- Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 7.15
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- National Institute of Food and Agriculture