Publication Date:
2015-08-15
Description:
Nature Reviews Microbiology 13, 526 (2015). doi:10.1038/nrmicro3538 Author: Cláudio Nunes-Alves Persisters are dormant bacterial populations that contribute to multidrug tolerance (MDT) because they are able to escape treatment with most antibiotics, which target metabolically active cells. A new study now characterizes the molecular basis for persister generation involving HipA, a kinase that inhibits protein synthesis
Print ISSN:
1740-1526
Electronic ISSN:
1740-1534
Topics:
Biology
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Medicine