ATP-Dependent Persister Formation in Escherichia coli
Shan Y, Gandt A, Rowe S, Deisinger J, Conlon B, Lewis K, Zgurskaya H, Groisman E. ATP-Dependent Persister Formation in Escherichia coli. MBio 2017, 8: e02267-16. PMID: 28174313, PMCID: PMC5296605, DOI: 10.1128/mbio.02267-16.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic infectionFluorescence-activated cell sortingDrug toleranceATP levelsPersister formationDrug-tolerant persistersFluoroquinolone treatmentStress-induced activationSubpopulation of cellsLevels of ATPDormant variantsAntibiotic-tolerant cellsCellular ATP levelsBactericidal antibioticsDim cellsInfectionActivationPersister cellsAntibioticsCell sortingTreatmentSubpopulationsCellsActive toxinToxin activation