Bacterial persister cells tackled

Chronic infections can be hard to treat because slow-growing bacteria known as persister cells are usually unharmed by antibiotics. The identification of molecules that target such cells might provide a solution. Chronic infections can be hard to treat because slow-growing bacteria known as persiste...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Nature (London) 2018-04, Vol.556 (7699), p.40-41
Hauptverfasser:	Hurdle, Julian G., Deshpande, Aditi
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	631/326 631/326/22/1290 Anti-Bacterial Agents Antibiotics Bacteria Bacterial diseases Bacterial infections Caenorhabditis elegans Care and treatment Cells (Biology) Control Drug resistance in microorganisms Drug Resistance, Bacterial - drug effects Drug therapy Endocarditis Enterococcus faecium Escherichia coli Genetic aspects Identification and classification Lipids Medical equipment Microbial Sensitivity Tests Molecules News And Views Nutrient uptake Protein synthesis Staphylococcus aureus Staphylococcus infections
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Zusammenfassung:	Chronic infections can be hard to treat because slow-growing bacteria known as persister cells are usually unharmed by antibiotics. The identification of molecules that target such cells might provide a solution. Chronic infections can be hard to treat because slow-growing bacteria known as persister cells are usually unharmed by antibiotics. The identification of molecules that target such cells might provide a solution.
ISSN:	0028-0836 1476-4687
DOI:	10.1038/d41586-018-03440-w