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Role of Toxin ζ and Starvation Responses in the Sensitivity to Antimicrobials

A fraction of otherwise antimicrobial-sensitive Bacillus subtilis cells, called persisters, are phenotypically tolerant of antimicrobial treatment. We report that, independently of B. subtilis' growth phase, transient ζ toxin expression induces a dormant state and alters cellular responses so t...

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Autores principales: Tabone, Mariangela, Lioy, Virginia S., Ayora, Silvia, Machón, Cristina, Alonso, Juan C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3906061/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24489751
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0086615