A Physiological Basis for Nonheritable Antibiotic Resistance
Pontes MH, Groisman EA. A Physiological Basis for Nonheritable Antibiotic Resistance. MBio 2020, 11: 10.1128/mbio.00817-20. PMID: 32546621, PMCID: PMC7298711, DOI: 10.1128/mbio.00817-20.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonheritable resistanceAntibiotic toleranceCore cellular processesAcquisition of genesToxin-antitoxin modulesExpression of genesSlow bacterial growthActivity of toxinsAbility of bacteriaBacterial genomesCellular processesNutrient limitationBacterial growthGuanosine tetraphosphateGenetic changesBacterial populationsFeedback inhibitionPhysiological basisGenesOrganismsSmall subpopulationBacteriostatic antibioticsAntibiotic resistanceGenomeTolerance