Convergence of Staphylococcus aureus Persister and Biofilm Research: Can Biofilms Be Defined as Communities of Adherent Persister Cells?

PLoS Pathog. 2016 Dec 29;12(12):e1006012. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1006012. eCollection 2016 Dec.

Authors

Elaine M Waters¹, Sarah E Rowe², James P O'Gara¹, Brian P Conlon²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Microbiology, School of Natural Sciences, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland.
² Department of Microbiology & Immunology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States of America.

No abstract available

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Biofilms / growth & development*
Drug Resistance, Microbial / physiology*
Staphylococcus aureus / physiology*

Grants and funding

K22 AI125501/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States