Surviving as a Community: Antibiotic Tolerance and Persistence in Bacterial Biofilms
Yan J, Bassler B. Surviving as a Community: Antibiotic Tolerance and Persistence in Bacterial Biofilms. Cell Host & Microbe 2019, 26: 15-21. PMID: 31295420, PMCID: PMC6629468, DOI: 10.1016/j.chom.2019.06.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurface-associated bacterial communitiesSingle-cell resolutionBiofilm formation processBiofilm resilienceBacterial communitiesPersister cellsAntibiotic toleranceBacterial toleranceBacterial biofilmsBiofilmsBacterial recurrenceToleranceAntibiotic resistanceRecent progressPersistencePhenotypeBiofilm eradicationNew strategyCommunityCellsHarmful role