Persister Cells and Infectious Disease

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

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This volume is a collection of chapters from the leading experts in the relatively new and burgeoning field of persister cell studies. The focus of the book is on studies that provide an understanding of the mechanisms of persister formation, antibiotic tolerance and role in disease, at the molecular level.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2020-11-26
Mått155 x 235 x undefined mm
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor295
FörlagSpringer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN9783030252434

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1. Evolution under antibiotic treatments: interplay between antibiotic persistence, tolerance and resistance.- 2. Antibiotic persisters and relapsing Salmonella enterica infections.- 3. The Biology of Persister Cells in E. coli.- 4. Persister Formation and Antibiotic Tolerance of Chronic Infections.- 5. Persister formation driven by TisB-dependent membrane depolarization.- 6. Toxin-antitoxin systems and persistence.- 7. Nutrient depletion and bacterial persistence.- 8. Genetic determinants of persistence in Escherichia coli.- 9. Persister resuscitation.- 10. Host-pathogen interactions influencing Mycobacterium tuberculosis persistence and drug tolerance.- 11. Drug susceptibility of individual mycobacterial cells.- 12. Antimicrobial drug discovery against persisters.