Bistable expression of virulence genes in salmonella leads to the formation of an antibiotic-tolerant subpopulation

PLoS Biology

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2014, Pages

  Arnoldini, Markus ^a,b   Vizcarra, Ima Avalos ^a   Peña Miller, Rafael ^c   Stocker, Nicolas ^a,b   Diard, Médéric ^a   Vogel, Viola ^a   Beardmore, Robert E ^d   Hardt, Wolf Dietrich ^a   Ackermann, Martin ^a,b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF AQUATIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; VIRULENCE FACTOR; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL SURVIVAL; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; SALMONELLA ENTERICA SEROVAR TYPHIMURIUM; ADAPTATION; BACTERIAL GENE; DRUG EFFECTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; MUTATION; PATHOGENICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; VIRULENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SALMONELLA; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; MUTATION; SALMONELLA TYPHIMURIUM; SELECTION, GENETIC; VIRULENCE;

EID: 84908023311     PISSN: 15449173     EISSN: 15457885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001928     Document Type: Article

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